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Nematic liquid crystal dynamics under applied electric fields
In this paper we investigate the dynamics of liquid crystal textures in a
two-dimensional nematic under applied electric fields, using numerical
simulations performed using a publicly available LIquid CRystal Algorithm
(LICRA) developed by the authors. We consider both positive and negative
dielectric anisotropies and two different possibilities for the orientation of
the electric field (parallel and perpendicular to the two-dimensional lattice).
We determine the effect of an applied electric field pulse on the evolution of
the characteristic length scale and other properties of the liquid crystal
texture network. In particular, we show that different types of defects are
produced after the electric field is switched on, depending on the orientation
of the electric field and the sign of the dielectric anisotropy.Comment: 7 pages, 12 figure
Determinação do grau crítico de umidade em sementes de Cenostigma tocantinum Ducke e Dipteryx odorata Willd.
Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar o comportamento das sementes desta espécie quanto a sensibilidade à desidratação
Geographic variation in the coconut mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae): a geometric morphometric analysis.
Uma abordagem com cálculo fracionário ao transporte de contaminantes em solos tropicais lateríticos.
Poliploidia em seringueira: III - Estudo comparativo entre clones diplóides e novos poliplóides putativos em condições de jardim clonal.
Foram avaliadas a produção de borracha e o vigor das plantas em clones putativos de Hevea brasiliensis (Fx 3864 pl e Fx 985 pl)
Electrostatic self-force in (2+1)-dimensional cosmological gravity
Point sources in (2+1)-dimensional gravity are conical singularities that
modify the global curvature of the space giving rise to self-interaction
effects on classical fields. In this work we study the electrostatic
self-interaction of a point charge in the presence of point masses in
(2+1)-dimensional gravity with a cosmological constant.Comment: 9 pages, Late
Indução de cabos e estabelecimento de células em suspensão de pau rosa (Aniba rosaedora. Ducke), para extração de metabólitos secundários.
Bound states in the dynamics of a dipole in the presence of a conical defect
In this work we investigate the quantum dynamics of an electric dipole in a
-dimensional conical spacetime. For specific conditions, the
Schr\"odinger equation is solved and bound states are found with the energy
spectrum and eigenfunctions determined. We find that the bound states spectrum
extends from minus infinity to zero with a point of accumulation at zero. This
unphysical result is fixed when a finite radius for the defect is introduced.Comment: 4 page
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