An Elementary Course on the Continuum Theory for Nematic Liquid Crystals (Series on Liquid Crystals , Vol 3)
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Published: October 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9789810232245
Subjects: Applied physics & special topics; Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids); Electronics engineering; Science/Mathematics; Continuum Mechanics; Electricity; Science; Physics; Engineering - Electrical & Electronic
First sentence: The total elastic energy of a sample of a given material is obtained by integrating the elastic energy density over the volume of the sample, taking into account the surface contributions.