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Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences· 2026Q1

Hamiltonian structure of passive defect dynamics in two-dimensional nematic liquid crystals in unbounded domains

Hiroyuki Miyoshi, Darren Crowdy

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A novel Hamiltonian structure governing passive defect dynamics in 2D nematic liquid crystals is derived, where the harmonic conjugate of the Frank free energy acts as the Hamiltonian, weighted by defect positions.

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Field: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsMaterials Science