Luís Nobre Gonçalves

(n. 1966) Academic degrees and career, all at the "Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia" (FCT) of the "Universidade Nova de Lisboa" (UNL).

Academic degrees: "Mestre" in Materials Engineering (FCT/UNL 1994);
"Licenciado" in Materials Engineering (FCT/UNL 1990).
Academic career: Teaching assistant in the Physics Department (DF/FCT/UNL 1994);
Trainee teaching assistant from 1993 to 1994.

Scientific interests

Liquid Crystals

Magnetic-field-induced reorientation of confined nematic liquid crystals. Rheology and Freedericksz transitions.

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Publications

(CR) "NMR study of the longtime, defect-controlled, magnetic reorientation of a nematic polymer liquid crystal",
L. N. Gonçalves, J. P. Casquilho, J. L. Figueirinhas, C. Cruz, A. F. Martins,
Liquid Crystals 14 (1993), No. 5, 1485-1493.
(CR) "Shear flows of LC polymers: Reanalysis of the literature data within a new theoretical framework",
C. R. Leal, L. N. Gonçalves, A. F. Martins,
in Liquid Crystalline Polymers, C. Carfagna, ed. (Capri, 1993), 143-151, Pergamon Press, U. K.
(IJ) "On the influence of the Frank elasticity on the magnetic reorientation of nematic polymers",
J. P. Casquilho, L. N. Gonçalves, A. F. Martins,
Liquid Crystals 21 (1996), No. 5, 651-661.
(IJ) "Change of the nature of the multicritical point in magnetically induced splay-twist Freedericksz transitions",
J. P. Casquilho, L. N. Gonçalves, J. L. Figueirinhas,
Physical Review E 58 (1998), No. 1, 626-629.
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(IJ) "Freedericksz transitions thresholds in pre-tilted nematic slabs",
J. L. Figueirinhas, L. N. Gonçalves, J. P. Casquilho,
Physical Review E 60 (1999), No. 3, 2985-2989.
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(NJ) "Planificações de Poliedros I",
L. N. Gonçalves,
Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Matemática (2000), No. 43, 87-104.
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(NJ) "Planificações de Poliedros II",
L. N. Gonçalves,
Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Matemática (2001), No. 44, 23-38.
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(IJ) International Journal
(CR) Conference with Referee
(NJ) National Journal

Contact

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