Phase Separation in Mixtures of Nematic and Isotropic Fluids

[2503.24101] Phase Separation in Mixtures of Nematic and Isotropic Fluids Skip to main content Search Submit Donate Log in Search arXiv Press Enter to search · Advanced search Condensed Matter > Soft Condensed Matter arXiv:2503.24101 (cond-mat) [Submitted on 31 Mar 2025] Title: Phase Separation in Mixtures of Nematic and Isotropic Fluids Authors: Margarida M. Telo da Gama , Rodrigo C. V. Coelho View a PDF of the paper titled Phase Separation in Mixtures of Nematic and Isotropic Fluids, by Margarida M. Telo da Gama and Rodrigo C. V. Coelho View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract: Mixtures of nematic liquid crystals and isotropic fluids display a diverse range of phase behaviors, arising from the coupling between orientational order and concentration fluctuations. In this review, we introduce a simplified mathematical framework that integrates the Landau-de Gennes free energy for nematic ordering with the Cahn-Hilliard free energy for phase separation. We derive the corresponding governing equations and analyze the stability of uniform phases, along with the resulting interfacial phenomena. The review concludes with a brief discussion highlighting key differences in phase separation between mixtures of isotropic fluids with passive and active nematics. Subjects: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft) Cite as: arXiv:2503.24101 [cond-mat.soft] (or arXiv:2503.24101v1 [cond-mat.soft] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2503.24101 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite Related DOI : https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-conmatphys-031324-024345 Focus to learn more DOI(s) linking to related resources Submission history From: Rodrigo Coelho C. V. [ view email ] [v1] Mon, 31 Mar 2025 13:55:42 UTC (4,210 KB) Full-text links: Access Paper: View a PDF of the paper titled Phase Separation in Mixtures of Nematic and Isotropic Fluids, by Margarida M. Telo da Gama and Rodrigo C. V. Coelho View PDF HTML (experimental) TeX Source view license Current browse context: cond-mat.soft < prev | next > new | recent | 2025-03 Change to browse by: cond-mat References & Citations NASA ADS Google Scholar Semantic Scholar export BibTeX citation Loading... BibTeX formatted citation × loading... Data provided by: Bookmark Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic and Citation Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer ( What is the Explorer? ) Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers ( What is Connected Papers? ) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps ( What is Litmaps? ) scite.ai Toggle scite Smart Citations ( What are Smart Citations? ) Code, Data, Media Code, Data and Media Associated with this Article alphaXiv Toggle alphaXiv ( What is alphaXiv? ) Links to Code Toggle CatalyzeX Code Finder for Papers ( What is CatalyzeX? ) DagsHub Toggle DagsHub ( What is DagsHub? ) GotitPub Toggle Gotit.pub ( What is GotitPub? ) Huggingface Toggle Hugging Face ( What is Huggingface? ) ScienceCast Toggle ScienceCast ( What is ScienceCast? ) Demos Demos Replicate Toggle Replicate ( What is Replicate? ) Spaces Toggle Hugging Face Spaces ( What is Spaces? ) Spaces Toggle TXYZ.AI ( What is TXYZ.AI? ) Related Papers Recommenders and Search Tools Link to Influence Flower Influence Flower ( What are Influence Flowers? ) Core recommender toggle CORE Recommender ( What is CORE? ) IArxiv recommender toggle IArxiv Recommender ( What is IArxiv? ) Author Venue Institution Topic About arXivLabs arXivLabs: experimental projects with community collaborators arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners that adhere to them. Have an idea for a project that will add value for arXiv's community? Learn more about arXivLabs . Which authors of this paper are endorsers? | Disable MathJax ( What is MathJax? ) We gratefully acknowledge support from our major funders , member institutions , , and all contributors. About · Help · Contact · Subscribe · Copyright · Privacy · Accessibility · Operational Status (opens in new tab) Major funding support from

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