Vadim A' Slavin, Robert A' Pelcovits, George Loriot, Andrew CallanJones, David H' Laidlaw

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Techniques for the Visualization of Topological
Defect Behavior in Nematic Liquid Crystals

• Vadim A. Slavin, Robert A. Pelcovits, George
  Loriot, Andrew Callan-Jones, David H. Laidlaw
• Vis 06

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Liquid crystal basics
long organic molecules model as rods or
ellipsoids
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Topological defects in nematics line defects
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P
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Defect loops
2D slice of this
defects formed closed loops
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Monopoles
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Questions 3D, Cores, Evolution
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Cl Cp Cs 1
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Cs
Cl Cp Cs 1
Cp
Cl
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Techniques for the Visualization of Topological
Defect Behavior in Nematic Liquid Crystals

• Vadim A. Slavin, Robert A. Pelcovits, George
  Loriot, Andrew Callan-Jones, David H. Laidlaw
• Vis 06