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  • Title: Generalization of Berreman's model to the case of large amplitude of the grooves.
    Author: Barbero G, Gliozzi AS, Scalerandi M, Evangelista LR.
    Journal: Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys; 2008 May; 77(5 Pt 1):051703. PubMed ID: 18643083.
    Abstract:
    We generalize Berreman's model to the case qA > or = 1 , where q is the wave vector of the surface structure and A its amplitude, to describe the alignment induced by a solid surface on a nematic liquid crystal. We show that, by taking into account correctly the elastic contribution to the surface energy connected with the surface topography, the effective surface energy is smaller than the one determined by Berreman, where the limiting surface is assumed flat and qA << 1 . The analysis is performed by assuming that the anchoring energy on the surface is strong, i.e., nematic molecules in contact with the limiting surface are tangent to it, for any bulk distortion. The generalization to the weak anchoring case is also presented.
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