A uniqueness and regularity criterion for Q-tensor models with Neumann boundary conditions

We give a regularity criterion for a Q-tensor system modeling a nematic Liquid Crystal, under homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions for the tensor Q. Starting of a criterion only imposed on the velocity field u two results are proved; the uniqueness of weak solutions and the global in time weak re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Guillén González, Francisco Manuel, Rodríguez Bellido, María Ángeles
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/40264
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11441/40264
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Nematic liquid crystal
Q-tensor model
regularity criteria
uniqueness criteria
Neumann boundary conditions
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Sumario:We give a regularity criterion for a Q-tensor system modeling a nematic Liquid Crystal, under homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions for the tensor Q. Starting of a criterion only imposed on the velocity field u two results are proved; the uniqueness of weak solutions and the global in time weak regularity for the time derivative (∂tu, ∂tQ). This paper extends the work done in [8] for a nematic Liquid Crystal model formulated in (u, d), where d denotes the orientation vector of the liquid crystal molecules.