Nonlinear Dynamics and Applications

2007, Vol.14, pp.100-107

Statistical-mechanical calculatio of frequency-dependent viscoelastic properties of nematic elastomers.
V.B. Nemtsov, A.N. Kamluk, A.V. Shirko

This article presents a theory of frequency-dependent viscoelastic properties of systems with orientational order. The relaxation equation for the tensor of orientational order is used for computation the viscoelastic properties. Another method based on the Zwanzig-Mori memory function formalism is applied also.
Key words: nematic elastomer, orientational order, viscoelastic properties

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