Frank elastic constants
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K1: Splay[edit]
K2: Twist[edit]
K3: Bend[edit]
Distortion free energy[edit]
- Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle F_d = \frac{1}{2} K_1 ({\rm div}~ \mathbf{n})^2 + \frac{1}{2} K_2 (\mathbf{n} \cdot {\rm curl} ~ \mathbf{n})^2 + \frac{1}{2} K_3 (\mathbf{n} \times {\rm curl} ~ \mathbf{n})^2 }