We study a discrete version of a biaxial nematic liquid crystal model with external fields via
an approach based on the solution of differential identities for the partition function. In the …

How can a change in molecular structure affect the relative stability and structural properties
of the twist-bend nematic phase (NTB)? Here we extend the mean-field model1 (C. Greco …

We study a discrete version of a biaxial nematic liquid crystal model with external fields via
an approach based on the solution of differential identities for the partition function. In the …

Nematic liquid crystals composed of bent-core molecules exhibit unusual properties,
including an enhanced Cotton–Mouton effect and an increasing isotropic (paranematic) …

We propose a novel approach to the solution of nematic Liquid Crystal models based on the
derivation of a system of nonlinear wave equations for order parameters such that the …

We determine the nematic-isotropic coexistence curve terminating at the critical point in a
temperature-external field phase diagram for nematic liquid crystals with positive …

Extensive Monte Carlo simulations are performed to investigate the critical properties of a
special singular point usually known as the Landau point. The singular behavior is studied …

In this work we have used lattice Monte Carlo to determine the orientational order of a
system of biaxial particles confined between two walls inducing perfect order and subjected …

The effect of an external magnetic field on the phase behavior of a melt of V-shaped biaxial
molecules has been examined within the Landau–de Gennes theory. The coefficients of the …

This chapter describes the structure and predictions of the Landau theory of classical
nematic phases. In particular, it shows that a consistent theory should involve general …