Computational Physics of Liquid Crystal Composites

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The project involves large scale simulations of three dimensional liquid crystal systems. These are done by adapting code developed at the University of Edinburgh in collaboration with the EPCC and by writing original code. The main objective of the project is to investigate a new type of soft matter consisting of droplets and colloids dispersed and suspended within liquid crystals. In addition, binary mixtures in which one of the materials is liquid crystalline will also be investigated through simulations. This work aims to produce materials that facilitate higher levels of control of the properties of the materials in addition to materials that display novel and unusual responses to fields and flow. Additionally, the droplets in liquid crystal suspensions are thought to have potential use in the development of new-generation lasers.