Far Field Asymptotics of Nematic Flows Around a Small Spherical Particle

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Main Authors: Golovaty, Dmitry, Yip, Nung Kwan
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author Golovaty, Dmitry
Yip, Nung Kwan
author_facet Golovaty, Dmitry
Yip, Nung Kwan
contents Given a small spherical particle, we consider flow of a nematic liquid crystal in the corresponding exterior domain. Our focus is on precise far field asymptotic behavior of the flow in a parameter regime when the governing equations can be reduced to a system of linear partial differential equations. We are able to analytically characterize the velocity of the flow and compare it to the classical expression for the Stokes flow. The expression for velocity away from the particle can be computed either numerically or symbolically.
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spellingShingle Far Field Asymptotics of Nematic Flows Around a Small Spherical Particle
Golovaty, Dmitry
Yip, Nung Kwan
Analysis of PDEs
Soft Condensed Matter
Given a small spherical particle, we consider flow of a nematic liquid crystal in the corresponding exterior domain. Our focus is on precise far field asymptotic behavior of the flow in a parameter regime when the governing equations can be reduced to a system of linear partial differential equations. We are able to analytically characterize the velocity of the flow and compare it to the classical expression for the Stokes flow. The expression for velocity away from the particle can be computed either numerically or symbolically.
title Far Field Asymptotics of Nematic Flows Around a Small Spherical Particle
topic Analysis of PDEs
Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.00939