Abstract
We consider an evolution system, describing the time-dependent behavior of nematic liquid crystals with variable degree of orientation within the continuum model of Ericksen. We establish a dissipation relation and prove both the global existence of weak solutions and the local existence of classical solutions. Furthermore, we investigate the stability and long-time behavior of solutions and obtain an exact solution of the corresponding stationary system in a one-dimensional case.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1033-1047 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2002 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Computational Mathematics
- Analysis
- Applied Mathematics