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Article	G. Rienäcker, M. Kröger, S. Hess Chaotic orientational behavior of a nematic liquid crystal subjected to a steady shear flow Phys. Rev. E 66 (2002) 040702 (4 pages)
Based on a relaxation equation for the second rank alignment tensor characterizing the molecular orientation in liquid crystals we report about a number of symmetry-breaking transient states and simple periodic and irregular, chaotic out-of-plane orbits under steady flow. Both an intermittency route and a period-doubling route to chaos are found for this 5 dimensional dynamic system in a certain range of parameters (shear rate, tumbling parameter at isotropic-nematic coexistence, and reduced temperature). A link to the corresponding rheo-chaotic states, present in complex fluids, is made. (ITP preprint NSF-ITP-02-30) for LaTeX users @article{GRienäcker2002-66,  author = {G. Rienäcker and M. Kr\"oger and S. Hess},  title = {Chaotic orientational behavior of a nematic liquid crystal subjected to a steady shear flow},  journal = {Phys. Rev. E},  volume = {66},  pages = {040702},  year = {2002} } \bibitem{GRienäcker2002-66} G. Rienäcker, M. Kr\"oger, S. Hess, Chaotic orientational behavior of a nematic liquid crystal subjected to a steady shear flow, Phys. Rev. E {\bf 66} (2002) 040702 (4 pages). GRienäcker2002-66 G. Rienäcker, M. Kr\"oger, S. Hess Chaotic orientational behavior of a nematic liquid crystal subjected to a steady shear flow Phys. Rev. E,66,2002,040702 (4 pages)