Modulated structures in a Lebwohl–Lasher model with chiral interactions
Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications(2019)
摘要
We consider a Lebwohl–Lasher lattice model with nematic directors restricted to point along p planar directions. This XY Lebwohl–Lasher system is the nematic analogue of the standard p-state clock model. We then include chiral interactions, and introduce a chiral p-state nematic clock model. The statistical problem is formulated as a discrete non-linear map on a Cayley tree. The attractors of this map correspond to the physical solutions deep in the interior of the tree. It is possible to observe uniform and periodic structures, depending on temperature and a parameter of chirality. We find many different chiral nematic phases, and point out the effects of temperature and chirality on the modulation associated with these structures.
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Chiral nematics,Statistical models,Phase behavior,Cayley tree
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