Abstract
A fast Q-tensor method, which can model the configuration of the liquid crystal director fields containing defects, is proposed. Conceptually based on the Oseen–Frank approach, we have added temperature energy density terms in addition to the strain energy term. We have also derived an improved normalization method for fast calculations. The method is used to model the conversion of a reverse tilt wall to a pair of disclination lines.
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