Department of Physics Papers
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
1-1995
Publication Source
Journal of Physics II
Volume
5
Issue
11
Start Page
1671
Last Page
1678
DOI
10.1051/jp2:1995206
Abstract
Thermal fluctuations are important for amphiphihc bilayer membranes since typical bending stifInesses can be a few kBT The rod-like constituent molecules are generically tilted with respect to the local normal for packing reasons We study the effects of fluctuations on membranes with nematic order, a simplified idealization with the same novel features as realistic tilt order We find that nematic membranes lie m the same universality class as hexatic membranes, i-e the couplings that distinguish nematic from hexatic order are marginally irrelevant Our calculation also illustrates the advantages of conformal gauge, which brings great conceptual and technical simplifications compared to the more popular Monge gauge
Recommended Citation
Powers, T., & Nelson, P. C. (1995). Fluctuating Membranes With Tilt Order. Journal of Physics II, 5 (11), 1671-1678. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/jp2:1995206
Date Posted: 01 May 2017
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