Complas 2025

COMPLAS 2025

A unified basis for defect kinematics in elastic solids and liquid crystals

Acharya, Amit (Carnegie Mellon University)

In session: 202B - Fundamentals of Defect-driven Inelasticity of Solids and Liquid Crystals II

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We discuss an adaptation of Volterra’s ideas to define line defects in liquid crystals and solids. Also discussed are continuum kinematics associated with such defects.