Thermodynamics of MacMillan’s liquid crystal model
We study liquid crystal models with bulk free energy from the point of view of the second law of thermodynamics. We formulate these models as objective internal variable models. Examples of application are given for the de Gennes free energy.
Authors
- Hervé Le Dret (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9140-8822)
- ANNIE RAOULT
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions (FR)
- Mathématiques Appliquées à Paris 5 (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids
- Published
- 2026-02-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10812865251414016
- Primary Topic
- Liquid Crystal Research Advancements
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00