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  • Title: Strain dependence of the nematic fluctuation relaxation in liquid-crystal elastomers.
    Author: Petelin A, Copic M.
    Journal: Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys; 2010 Jul; 82(1 Pt 1):011703. PubMed ID: 20866631.
    Abstract:
    Dynamic light scattering on a nematic liquid-crystal elastomer was performed as a function of deformation perpendicular to the director and along the director. We show that the relaxation rate of the nematic director fluctuations increases with strain along the director, as expected from the theory of semisoft elasticity. Deformation applied perpendicular to the director, on the other hand, decreases the relaxation rate to a very small value at the onset of the soft elastic response, revealing the existence of a dynamic soft mode. The results are in complete agreement with the theory of semisoft elasticity and allow us to determine all the constants of the model.
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