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A remark on global strong solution of two-dimensional inhomogeneous nematic liquid crystal flows in a bounded domain
Xin Zhong,
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Xin Zhong
School of Mathematics and Statistics, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 People's Republic of China
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Xin Zhong, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorXin Zhong,
Corresponding Author
Xin Zhong
School of Mathematics and Statistics, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 People's Republic of China
Correspondence
Xin Zhong, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 11 June 2021
Abstract
We study an initial boundary value problem of two-dimensional (2D) inhomogeneous incompressible nematic liquid crystal flows with nonnegative density. It is proved that there exists a unique global strong solution provided that the initial orientation satisfies a geometric condition.
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