Abstract:Because of the holonomic constraints, the kinetic energy contribution in the partition function of an inextensible polymer chain is difficult to find, and it has been systematically ignored. We present the first thermodynamic calculation incorporating the kinetic energy of an inextensible polymer chain with the bending energy. To explore the effect of the translation-rotation degrees of freedom, we propose and solve a statistical model of a fully flexible chain of N+1 linked beads which, in the limit of smooth… Show more
Based on the experimental evidence of aggregation of dye molecules, the effect of strong enhancement of the light-induced director reorientation in a dye-doped nematic liquid crystal is explained by the interaction of supramolecular aggregates.
Based on the experimental evidence of aggregation of dye molecules, the effect of strong enhancement of the light-induced director reorientation in a dye-doped nematic liquid crystal is explained by the interaction of supramolecular aggregates.
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