Colloidal Homogenisation for the Hydrodynamics of Nematic Liquid Crystals
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| author | De Anna, Francesco Schloemerkemper, Anja Zarnescu, Arghir |
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| contents | This paper analytically explores a simplified model for the hydrodynamics of nematic liquid crystal colloids. We integrate a Stokes equation for the velocity field with a Ginzburg-Landau transported heat flow for the director field. The study focuses on a bounded spatial domain containing periodically distributed colloidal particles, which impose no-anchoring conditions on the nematic liquid crystal. By progressively reducing the particle size to zero and simultaneously increasing the number of particles, we delve into the associated homogenisation problem. Our analysis uncovers a form of decoupling where the velocity field asymptotically satisfies a Darcy equation, independent of the director, while the director follows a gradient flow, unaffected by the velocity field. One of the most intricate aspects of the homogenisation process is the absence of an extension operator for the director field that preserves the uniform estimates related to the system's energy. We address this challenge with a novel variation of the Aubin-Lions lemma, specifically adapted for homogenisation problems. |
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| spellingShingle | Colloidal Homogenisation for the Hydrodynamics of Nematic Liquid Crystals De Anna, Francesco Schloemerkemper, Anja Zarnescu, Arghir Analysis of PDEs This paper analytically explores a simplified model for the hydrodynamics of nematic liquid crystal colloids. We integrate a Stokes equation for the velocity field with a Ginzburg-Landau transported heat flow for the director field. The study focuses on a bounded spatial domain containing periodically distributed colloidal particles, which impose no-anchoring conditions on the nematic liquid crystal. By progressively reducing the particle size to zero and simultaneously increasing the number of particles, we delve into the associated homogenisation problem. Our analysis uncovers a form of decoupling where the velocity field asymptotically satisfies a Darcy equation, independent of the director, while the director follows a gradient flow, unaffected by the velocity field. One of the most intricate aspects of the homogenisation process is the absence of an extension operator for the director field that preserves the uniform estimates related to the system's energy. We address this challenge with a novel variation of the Aubin-Lions lemma, specifically adapted for homogenisation problems. |
| title | Colloidal Homogenisation for the Hydrodynamics of Nematic Liquid Crystals |
| topic | Analysis of PDEs |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.08520 |