"Shear Acoustic Wind" Acting on Particles Embedded in a Liquid Crystal

• Published in: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Vol. 506; no. 1; pp. 87 - 106
• Main Authors: Lopatnikov, S., Deitzel, J. M., Gillespie, J. W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Taylor & Francis Group 06.08.2009; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Atoms & subatomic particles; Crystals; Electrons; Nanotubes

We present here a theory of a specific force acting on the particles embedded in a liquid crystal (LC) if a "fast" (viscous) shear wave is excited in the LC layer. The origin of this force is very similar to the so-called "ponderomotive forces" acting on the electrons or bubbles...