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Colloidal inclusions in liquid crystals
R.D. Kamien
417 - 468
10.3254/978-1-61499-662-0-417
Proceedings of the International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi"
Volume 193: Soft Matter Self-Assembly
Abstract

We outline the necessary background to understand the interaction of colloids in liquid crystals through boundary conditions and topology. Colloids create new boundaries in the sample and, in turn, generate boundary conditions that can be frustrated by the existing boundary conditions on the sample wall. Irrespective of energy, the topology often requires additional defects and textures. We give some fundamental examples of this in the situation of nematic liquid crystals.

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