Frank Matthews Leslie | |
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| Born | March 8, 1935 |
| Died | June 15, 2000 |
| Alma mater | Harris Academy University College, Dundee University of Manchester |
| Known for | Ericksen–Leslie theory Leslie coefficients Leslie angle |
| Spouse | Ellen Reoch (1965-2000) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Liquid crystals Fluid dynamics |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Newcastle University Strathclyde University Open University |
| Thesis | I. Problems of flow in the open thermosyphon. II. Problems of viscoelasticity of liquids (1961) |
| Doctoral advisor | James Lighthill Bruce Morton |
Professor Frank Matthews Leslie FRS[1] FRSE (8 March 1935 – 15 June 2000) was a Scottish mathematical physicist specializing in continuum mechanics. He is remembered for the Ericksen–Leslie Theory which he developed with Jerald Ericksen to describe the viscosity of mesophases associated with liquid crystals. The parameters of this theory are viscosities called "Leslie coefficients",[2] and the angle at which a (flow aligning) nematic orientates with respect to the direction of flow in a steady shear flow is called the "Leslie angle".[3]
- ^ Atkin, R. J.; Sluckin, T. J. (2003). "Frank Matthews Leslie. 8 March 1935 – 15 June 2000". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 49: 315–333. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2003.0018. S2CID 62555169.
- ^ Atkin, R. J.; Sluckin, T. J.; Stewart, I. W. (2004). "Reflections on the life and work of Frank Matthews Leslie". Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics. 119 (1–3): 7–23. doi:10.1016/j.jnnfm.2004.03.011.
- ^ Stewart, I.W. (2004). The Static and Dynamic Continuum Theory of Liquid Crystals: A Mathematical Introduction. CRC Press. ISBN 9780748408962.