Analytical calculation of the Stokes drag of the spherical particle in a nematic liquid crystal

• Published in: Condensed Matter Physics
• Date: 2014
• Main Authors: Kozachok, M.V., Lev, B.I.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут фізики конденсованих систем НАН України 2014
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/153504
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Analytical calculation of the Stokes drag of the spherical particle in a nematic liquid crystal/ M.V. Kozachok, B.I. Lev // Condensed Matter Physics. — 2014. — Т. 17, № 1. — С. 13601:1-8. — Бібліогр.: 39 назв. — англ.

As an approach to the motion of the particles in the anisotropic liquid, we analytically study the Stokes drag of spherical particles in a nematic liquid crystal. The Stokes drag of spherical particles for general anisotropic case is derived in the terms of multipoles. In the case of weak anchoring...