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SUMMARY:A variational model for two-dimensional ferronematics - Part II - 
 Bianca Stroffolini (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II)
DTSTART:20250821T150000Z
DTEND:20250821T154500Z
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DESCRIPTION:This talk is the first of two parts\, presented jointly with G
 iacomo Canevari.&nbsp\;Ferronematics are composite materials characterised
  by the coupling between magnetic particles and nematic liquid crystals. I
 n these talks\, we will present some results on a two-dimensional model fo
 r ferronematics in confined geometries. The model is based on the coupling
  between a polar order parameter &ndash\; the magnetisation vector\, which
  describes the magnetic inclusions - and a nonpolar one - the Landau-de Ge
 nnes Q-tensor\, which describes the liquid crystal matrix.&nbsp\;In this s
 econd talk\, we will focus on non-minimising critical points and study con
 centration of the energy on singular points and line\, in a suitable regim
 e of parameters. This talk is based on a joint work&nbsp\;with G. Canevari
  and F. Dipasquale.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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