Topological defects appear in symmetry breaking phase transitions and are ubiquitous
throughout Nature. As an ideal testbed for their study, defect configurations in nematic liquid …

We numerically study structural transitions inside shallow sub-micrometre scale wells with
square cross section, filled with nematic liquid crystal material. We model the wells within the …

We study decomposition of geometrically enforced nematic topological defects bearing
relatively large defect strengths m in effectively two-dimensional planar systems …

We numerically studied localized elastic distortions in curved, effectively two-dimensional
nematic shells. We used a mesoscopic Landau-de Gennes-type approach, in which the …

A topography in a Newtonian fluid occurs if there is a disturbance near the surface. But what
if there is no such disturbance? We show by optical profilometry that a thin nematic film …

Some classes of nematic liquid crystals can be driven through turbulent regimes when
forced by an external electric field. In contrast to isotropic fluids, a turbulent nematic exhibits …

We study numerically the reconfiguration process of colliding m= 1/2 strength disclinations in
an achiral nematic liquid crystal (NLC). A Landau–de Gennes approach in terms of tensor …

We study numerically the reconfiguration process of colliding| m|= 1/2 strength disclinations
in an achiral nematic liquid crystal (NLC). A Landau–de Gennes approach in terms of tensor …

When forced by a suitable electric field, calamitic nematics can undergo electro-
hydrodynamic instabilities and become turbulent. In contrast to isotropic fluid, they present a …