Original scientific paper

A theoretical investigation of light scattering in chiral nematic liquid crystals

Carlos Hunte ; University of The West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Department of Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics, P.O Box 64, Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies

Abstract

Using the Landau-de Gennes theory of short-range orientational order in the isotropic phase, closed-form expressions for the temperature dependence of the scattered intensity of chiral nematic liquid crystals are derived. Detailed calculations are included and the results are expressed in a form that can be easily tested experimentally.

Keywords

Landau-de Gennes theory; light scattering; scattering cross section; chirality

Hrčak ID:

302554

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/302554

Publication date:

1.10.2008.

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