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Joly S, Antonova K, Martinot-Lagarde P, et al. Zenithal gliding of the easy axis of a nematic liquid crystal. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2004;70(5):050701doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.70.050701.
Joly, S., Antonova, K., Martinot-Lagarde, P., & Dozov, I. (2004). Zenithal gliding of the easy axis of a nematic liquid crystal. Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics, 70(5), 050701. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.70.050701
Joly, Stéphane, et al. "Zenithal gliding of the easy axis of a nematic liquid crystal." Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics vol. 70,5 (2004): 050701. doi: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.70.050701
Joly S, Antonova K, Martinot-Lagarde P, Dozov I. Zenithal gliding of the easy axis of a nematic liquid crystal. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2004 Nov;70(5):050701. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.70.050701. Epub 2004 Nov 19. PMID: 15600580.
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Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2004 Nov;70(5):050701. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.70.050701. Epub 2004 Nov 19.

Zenithal gliding of the easy axis of a nematic liquid crystal.

Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics

Stéphane Joly, Krassimira Antonova, Philippe Martinot-Lagarde, Ivan Dozov

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  1. Nemoptic, 1 rue Guynemer, 78114 Magny les Hameaux, France.

PMID: 15600580 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.70.050701

Abstract

We present experimental evidence of zenithal gliding of the nematic easy axis on a polyimide surface. The reorientation dynamics of the easy axis under external torque, and its relaxation, are extremely slow processes which cannot be described by a single exponential time. They show similarities with aging phenomena previously encountered in glassy systems. At last, the adsorption-desorption-readsorption process which empirically justifies the azimuthal easy axis gliding may also explain our observations.

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