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Dipole Soliton Formation In A Nematic Liquid Crystal In The Non-Local Limit, Tim Marchant
Dipole Soliton Formation In A Nematic Liquid Crystal In The Non-Local Limit, Tim Marchant
Tim Marchant
The interaction of two symmetric solitary waves, termed nematicons, in a liquid crystal is considered in the limit of nonlocal response of the liquid crystal. This nonlocal limit is the applicable limit for most experimentally available liquid crystals. In this nonlocal limit, two separate cases for the initial separation of the nematicons are considered, these being large and small separation. Both spinning and nonspinning nematicons are considered. It is found that in the case of large initial separation, the nematicons can form a spinning or nonspinning bound state with a finite steady separation, this being called a nematicon dipole, when …