The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Peter Palffy-Muhoray of Liquid Crystal Institute from Kent State University on “Short stories from the world of liquid crystals” on Friday, Feb. 12, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245.
Peter Palffy-Muhoray
Abstract: Liquid crystals, discovered some 125 years ago, are orientationally ordered soft materials. Although they have received considerable attention – much of it due to their potential for applications in display devices – they continue to astonish, puzzle and delight. In this talk, I will describe some unusual phenomena in liquid crystalline systems which originate in orientational order. I will discuss ideas about the underlying physics, and indicate some intriguing problems that remain unsolved.
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