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Dada, K.B; Momoniat, E
International journal of numerical methods for heat & fluid flow, 01/2010, Letnik: 20, Številka: 4Journal Article
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to derive a dynamic equation for modelling the behaviour of smectic-C liquid crystals under the effect of an electric field.Design methodology approach - The model equation is solved using a finite difference approximation, method of lines and pseudo-spectral methods. The solutions are compared for accuracy and efficiency. Comparison is made of the efficiency of finite differences, method of lines and pseudo-spectral methods.Findings - The Fourier pseudo-spectral method is shown to be the most efficient approach.Originality value - This work is original; a computational comparison of numerical schemes applied to liquid crystals has not been found in the literature.
