Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of Liquid Crystals: Ericksen-Leslie Model
This talk I will provide an overview of the celebrated Ericksen-Leslie model for nematic liquid crystals.
Overview
The model is a system of forced Navier-Stokes equations with non-newtonian viscosities coupled with wave-type-equations describing the orientation of the molecules and elastic effects. The focus will be on the dynamical systems perspective including features such as Hamiltonian structure, bifurcation behavior and linear stability/instability analysis. Time permitting, I will discuss several related ongoing/future research directions.
Presenters
Brief Biography
Majed Sofiani is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Applied PDE group of the Applied Mathematics and Computational Science program (AMCS) of CEMSE division at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia. He received his Master's and PhD degrees from the department of mathematics at the University of Kansas in 2024. He joined KAUST at the AppliedPDE group in July 2024.
Host's Remarks
We hope you join us for what promises to be a fascinating session. Please feel free to forward this invitation to other colleagues who may be interested in this topic.
