Abstract
We review the novel features of the Stokes drag of a spherical particle dispersed in a nematic solvent. It is anisotropic, couples to rotations of the particle, and exhibits strong non-linearities.
Holger Stark, Dieter Ventzki and Michael Reichert
Published 16 December 2002 •
Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd
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Citation Holger Stark et al 2003 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 15 S191DOI 10.1088/0953-8984/15/1/324
We review the novel features of the Stokes drag of a spherical particle dispersed in a nematic solvent. It is anisotropic, couples to rotations of the particle, and exhibits strong non-linearities.