MLCW04
24 June 2013 to 28 June 2013
Typically described by their well-ordered structures, liquid crystal phases were first identified and even named by their topological defects. The rich interplay between geometry, topology, and optics is ubiquitous through all liquid crystals . We will discuss their characterisation, and also their essential appearance in complex systems such as colloidal liquid crystals and in blue phases. Their exploitation in templating complex structures, and their special character in non-simple spaces (such as those with Gaussian curvature) will also be examined.
In parallel, the workshop is concerned with solid liquid crystals, both elastomers where the director remains mobile, and glasses where the director is pinned to the material frame. The unique mechanics of solid liquid crystals, and its connection with techniques of quasi-convexification first exploited in Martensites, is an active area of research. Mechanics connects with the defects theme since topological defects in LC solids, on illumination or temperature change, cause changes in Gaussian curvature or topology. These consequences, and those when nematics become active, will also be explored.
This workshop will bring together experts in all the above fields, to compare and contrast the various themes, to discuss topical and future problems and methods of their solution, and to explore possible applications.
The Institute kindly requests that any papers published as a result of this programme’s activities are credited as such. Please acknowledge the support of the Institute in your paper using the following text:
The author(s) would like to thank the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge, for support and hospitality during the programme Liquid crystal defects and their geometry, active and solid liquid crystals, and related systems, where work on this paper was undertaken. This work was supported by EPSRC grant EP/F005431/1 and EP/I016392/1.
Monday 24th June 2013 | |||
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09:00 to 09:35 | No Room Required | ||
09:35 to 09:45 | Centre for Mathematical Sciences | ||
09:45 to 10:30 |
Maurice Kleman Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
10:30 to 11:00 | No Room Required | ||
11:00 to 12:00 |
Randy Kamien University of Pennsylvania |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
12:00 to 12:45 |
Jun-Ichi Fukuda National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
12:45 to 13:30 | No Room Required | ||
14:00 to 14:45 |
Gareth Alexander University of Warwick |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
14:45 to 15:30 |
Slobodan Zumer University of Ljubljana |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
15:30 to 16:00 | No Room Required | ||
16:00 to 17:00 |
Tom Lubensky University of Pennsylvania |
Room 1 | |
17:00 to 18:00 | No Room Required |
Tuesday 25th June 2013 | |||
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09:00 to 09:45 |
Ivan Smalyukh University of Colorado |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
09:45 to 10:30 |
Mike Cates University of Edinburgh |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
10:30 to 11:00 | No Room Required | ||
11:00 to 11:45 |
Davide Marenduzzo University of Edinburgh |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
11:45 to 12:30 |
Tannie Liverpool University of Bristol |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
12:30 to 13:30 | No Room Required | ||
14:00 to 14:45 |
Julia Yeomans University of Oxford |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
14:45 to 15:30 |
Zvonimir Dogic Brandeis University |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
15:30 to 16:00 | No Room Required | ||
17:00 to 21:00 | No Room Required |
Wednesday 26th June 2013 | |||
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09:00 to 09:45 |
Vincenzo Vitelli Universiteit Leiden |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
09:45 to 10:30 |
Luca Giomi SISSA |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
10:30 to 11:00 | No Room Required | ||
11:00 to 11:45 |
Carl Modes Rockefeller University |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
11:45 to 12:30 |
Epifanio Virga Università degli Studi di Pavia |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
12:30 to 13:30 | No Room Required | ||
14:00 to 14:45 |
Antonio DeSimone SISSA |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
14:45 to 15:30 |
Kenji Urayama Kyoto Institute of Technology |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
15:30 to 16:00 | No Room Required | ||
16:00 to 17:30 | Discussion Room | ||
16:00 to 16:15 |
Mark Warner University of Cambridge |
Room 1 | |
16:15 to 16:45 |
Ivan Smalyukh University of Colorado |
Room 1 | |
16:45 to 17:30 |
Tim Sluckin University of Southampton |
Room 1 | |
17:30 to 18:15 |
Mark Wilkinson University of Oxford |
Room 1 | |
19:30 to 22:00 | No Room Required | ||
20:00 to 22:00 | No Room Required |
Thursday 27th June 2013 | |||
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09:00 to 09:45 |
John Biggins University of Cambridge |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
09:45 to 10:30 |
Nariya Uchida Tohoku University |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
10:30 to 11:00 | No Room Required | ||
11:00 to 11:45 |
Xiangjun Xing Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
11:45 to 12:30 |
James Adams University of Surrey |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
12:30 to 13:30 | No Room Required | ||
14:00 to 14:45 |
Joint Lecture with Dynamics of Suspensions, Gels, Cells and Tissues (CFMW01) |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
14:45 to 15:30 |
Joint Lecture with Dynamics of Suspensions, Gels, Cells and Tissues (CFMW01) |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
15:30 to 16:00 | No Room Required | ||
16:00 to 16:45 |
Joint Lecture with Dynamics of Suspensions, Gels, Cells and Tissues (CFMW01) |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
17:00 to 21:00 | No Room Required |
Friday 28th June 2013 | |||
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09:00 to 09:45 |
Miha Ravnik University of Ljubljana |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
09:45 to 10:30 |
Carl Modes Rockefeller University |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
10:30 to 11:00 | No Room Required | ||
11:00 to 11:30 |
Mark Warner University of Cambridge |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
11:30 to 11:45 |
John Ball University of Oxford |
No Room Required | |
12:15 to 13:30 | No Room Required | ||
14:00 to 14:45 |
Dirk Broer Technische Universiteit Eindhoven |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
14:45 to 15:30 |
Martin Copic Univerza v Ljubljani |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences | |
15:30 to 16:00 | Admin Office [UNAVAILABLE] | ||
16:00 to 16:45 |
Peter Palffy-Muhoray Kent State University |
Centre for Mathematical Sciences |
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