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J. Phys. II France
Volume 2, Numéro 3, March 1992
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| Page(s) | 371 - 382 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp2:1992133 | |
DOI: 10.1051/jp2:1992133
J. Phys. II France 2 (1992) 371-382
1 Department of Physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, U.S.A.
2 Corporate Research Science Laboratories, Exxon Research and Engineering Co., Annandale, New Jersey 08801, U.S.A.
3 Groupe de Physico-Chimie Theorique, ESPCI, 10 Rue Vauquelin, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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J. Phys. II France 2 (1992) 371-382
Orientational order and vesicle shape
T.C. Lubensky1, 2 and Jacques Prost31 Department of Physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, U.S.A.
2 Corporate Research Science Laboratories, Exxon Research and Engineering Co., Annandale, New Jersey 08801, U.S.A.
3 Groupe de Physico-Chimie Theorique, ESPCI, 10 Rue Vauquelin, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
(Received 16 September 1991, accepted 4 December 1991)
Abstract
In a membrane with in plane orientational order, the topology determines the total strength of the disclinations and thus
controls the total elastic energy. Making use of this remark we discuss the relative stability of spherical vesicles, hollow
cylindrical tubules (without caps), disks and tori composed of smectic-C, hexatic or "
n-atic" membranes.
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