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Can elastic constants and surface alignment be obtained from polarized microscopy images of nematic droplets? A Monte Carlo study by Chiccoli, C., Pasini, P., Zannoni, C.

“…We present a Monte Carlo study of the effects of elastic anisotropy on the textures of nematic droplets with different boundary conditions. Simulated polarized…”
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On the Defect Structure of Biaxial Nematic Droplets by Chiccoli, C., Evangelista, L. R., Pasini, P., Skačej, G., Teixeira de Souza, R., Zannoni, C.

“…We present a detailed Monte Carlo study of the effects of molecular biaxiality on the defect created at the centre of a nematic droplet with radial anchoring…”
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Monte Carlo Study of Slot-waveguide Liquid Crystal Phase Shifters by Asquini, R., Chiccoli, C., d'Alessandro, A., Pasini, P., Zannoni, C.

“…We present detailed Monte Carlo simulations of a simple model of a nematic liquid crystal slot waveguide shifter, investigating the effect of an applied…”
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Liquid crystal channel waveguides: A computer simulation of the application of transversal external fields by d'Alessandro, A., Asquini, R., Chiccoli, C., Pasini, P., Zannoni, C.

“…We present detailed Monte Carlo simulations of a simple model of a nematic liquid crystal channel waveguide investigating the effect of an applied electric…”
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Analytical and computer simulation study of molecular ordering of a liquid-crystalline system in annular confinements by Vieira da Silva, B.V.H., Yednak, C.A.R., Chiccoli, C., Pasini, P., Evangelista, L.R., Teixeira de Souza, R., Zannoni, C.

“…The purpose of this research is to investigate the thermodynamical behavior of a nematic liquid crystal sample confined to an annular cylindrical region and…”
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Molecular Ordering of Nematics Between Concentric Cylinders: Results and Perspectives by Chiccoli, C., Evangelista, L. R., Pasini, P., Teixeira de Souza, R., Zannoni, C.

“…We present a short overview of recent investigations of the equilibrium tilt angle profile in a cell limited by two concentric cylinders filled with nematic…”
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Liquid Crystal Channel Waveguides: A Monte Carlo Investigation of the Ordering by d'Alessandro, A., Asquini, R., Chiccoli, C., Martini, L., Pasini, P., Zannoni, C.

“…We present detailed Monte Carlo (MC) simulations of a nematic cell with homeotropic boundary conditions at the four confining surfaces. The simulations are…”
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Computer simulation of a nematic hybrid cell: The effects of elastic anisotropy by Chiccoli, C., Evangelista, L. R., Omori, E. K., Pasini, P., Teixeira-Souza, R. T., Zannoni, C.

“…We revisit the classical problem of the molecular orientation inside a hybrid cell filled with liquid-crystals with various elastic constant anisotropies by…”
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Nematics with quenched disorder: what is left when long range order Is disrupted? by Bellini, T, Buscaglia, M, Chiccoli, C, Mantegazza, F, Pasini, P, Zannoni, C

“…It is now generally accepted that even low amounts of quenched disorder disrupt long-range order in anisotropic systems with continuous symmetry. However, very…”
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Effect of Surface Anchoring on Creation of Defects in a Nematic Film. A Monte Carlo Simulation by Chiccoli, C., Evangelista, L. R., Pasini, P., Teixeira de Souza, R., Zannoni, C.

“…Nematic systems confined to a bounded volume are particularly interesting because they present stable structure defects induced by the anchoring conditions on…”
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Nematics with quenched disorder: how long will it take to heal? by Bellini, T, Buscaglia, M, Chiccoli, C, Mantegazza, F, Pasini, P, Zannoni, C

“…Nematics with quenched disorder have been repeatedly predicted to form glass phases. Here we present turbidity experiments and computer simulations aimed at…”
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Nematics with quenched disorder : Pinning out the origin of memory by ROTUNNO, M, BUSCAGLIA, M, CHICCOLI, C, MANTEGAZZA, F, PASINI, P, BELLINI, T, ZANNONI, C

“…Memory effects and glassy behavior have been repeatedly observed in disordered nematic liquid crystals but the connection between these effects and the system…”
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Phase Diagram and Orientational Order in a Biaxial Lattice Model: A Monte Carlo Study by Biscarini, F, Chiccoli, C, Pasini, P, Semeria, F, Zannoni, C

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Nematics in Hybrid Cylindrical Cells by Chiccoli, C., Pasini, P., Evangelista, L. R., Teixeira De Souza, R., Zannoni, Claudio

“…A hybrid (weak-strong anchoring) cylindrical cell with antagonistic boundary conditions (planar-homeotropic) at the outer confining surface and at a central…”
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Is Internal Order in 2D Nematic Systems Destroyed by Boundary Disorder? by Chiccoli, C., Pasini, P., Zannoni, C.

“…Computer simulations of 2D nematic systems with quenched disorder placed on the oriented boundary have been performed to test the Feldman-Vinokur hypothesis…”
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On Defects in Biaxial Nematic Films with Random Planar Surface Alignment: A Monte Carlo Study by Preeti, G. Sai, Chiccoli, C., Pasini, P., Sastry, V. S. S., Zannoni, C.

“…We present a detailed computer simulation study of the formation and evolution of topological defects in thin biaxial nematic films. We have used the Straley…”
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Monte Carlo Simulations of Stable Point Defects in Hybrid Nematic Films by Chiccoli, C., Lavrentovich, O. D., Pasini, P., Zannoni, C.

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Molecular organization of nematic liquid crystals between concentric cylinders: role of the elastic anisotropy by Chiccoli, C, Pasini, P, Evangelista, L R, Teixeira-Souza, R T, Zannoni, C

“…The orientational order in a nematic liquid crystal sample confined to an annular region between two concentric cylinders is investigated by means of lattice…”
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Nematic liquid crystals in planar and cylindrical hybrid cells: Role of elastic anisotropy on the director deformations by Teixeira-Souza, R T, Chiccoli, C, Pasini, P, Evangelista, L R, Zannoni, C

“…Nematic samples filling a flat cell or the annular region between two concentric cylinders with hybrid anchoring conditions at the boundaries are investigated…”
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Hybrid Nematic Films: A Detailed Monte Carlo Investigation by Chiccoli, C., Gouripeddi, S. P., Pasini, P., Murthy, K. P. N., Sastry, V. S. S., Zannoni, C.

“…We present detailed Monte Carlo (MC) simulations of a nematic film with antagonistic boundary conditions corresponding to homeotropic and homogeneous planar…”
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