School to promote the mathematics of liquid crystals at the Newton Institute
Pure Mathematician David Chillingworth is to co-organise a six-month programme at the prestigious Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge in early 2013 on the mathematics of liquid crystals.
The programme aims to bring new mathematical viewpoints and techniques to the attention of applied researchers, while at the same time promoting liquid crystals to the mathematics community as a rich source of fascinating and sophisticated geometrical problems.
Fluids with attitude
Liquid crystals are "fluids with attitude", says Tim Sluckin, Professor of Applied Mathematics and expert on mathematical modelling of liquid crystals and their physical behaviour.
The geometrical shapes of molecules of a liquid crystal influence their mutual interactions, giving rise to many challenging problems of symmetry and geometry that underlie the important mechanisms of phase transitions that govern applications such as display screen technology.
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Dr David Chillingworth
Dr David Chillingworth is a Visiting Research Fellow within Mathematical Sciences at the University of Southampton.
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Professor Tim Sluckin is a Professor within Mathematical Sciences at the University of Southampton.
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