Backflow-induced asymmetric collapse of disclination lines in liquid crystals
We present experiments where opposed pairs of planar parallel disclination lines of topological strength s=±1 move due to their mutual attraction. Our measurements show that their motion is clearly asymmetric, with +1 defects moving up to twice as fast as -1 ones. This is a clear indication of backf...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2005 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repositório: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:2445/13265 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/13265 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Cristal·lografia Reologia Cristalls líquids Crystallography Rheology Liquid crystals |
| Resumo: | We present experiments where opposed pairs of planar parallel disclination lines of topological strength s=±1 move due to their mutual attraction. Our measurements show that their motion is clearly asymmetric, with +1 defects moving up to twice as fast as -1 ones. This is a clear indication of backflow, given the intrinsic isotropic elasticity of our system. A phenomenological model is able to account for the experimental observations by renormalizing the orientational diffusivity estimated from the velocity of each defect. |
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