Maier-Saupe nematogenic fluid: field theoretical approach

• Published in: Condensed Matter Physics
• Date: 2011
• Main Authors: Holovko, M., di Caprio, D., Kravtsiv, I.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут фізики конденсованих систем НАН України 2011
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/120019
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Maier-Saupe nematogenic fluid: field theoretical approach/ M. Holovko, D. di Caprio, I. Kravtsiv // Condensed Matter Physics. — 2011. — Т. 14, № 3. — С. 33605: 1-12. — Бібліогр.: 24 назв. — англ.

We adopt a field theoretical approach to study the structure and thermodynamics of a homogeneous Maier-Saupe nematogenic fluid interacting with anisotropic Yukawa potential. In the mean field approximation we retrieve the standard Maier-Saupe theory for liquid crystals. In this theory the density is...