Distortions induced by a magnetic field in planar aligned samples of smectic C liquid crystals

Iain W. Stewart

Distortions induced by a magnetic field in planar aligned samples of smectic C liquid crystals

Iain W. Stewart

Mathematics And Statistics

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Abstract

This paper presents some preliminary theoretical results for the onset of the Helfrich-Hurault transition in smectic-C liquid crystals induced by a magnetic field applied parallel to the smectic layers. An energy in terms of the smectic layer displacement u is minimized via averaging to enable the calculation of a critical field strength Hc for the onset of layer distortions.

Original language	English
Pages	919-928
Number of pages	9
Publication status	Published - Aug 2001
Event	International Liquid Crystal Conference 18 - Sendai, Japan Duration: 24 Jul 2000 → 28 Jul 2000

Conference

Conference	International Liquid Crystal Conference 18
City	Sendai, Japan
Period	24/07/00 → 28/07/00

Keywords

smectic C
layer distortions
Helfrich-Hurault instability
liquid crystals

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Distortions induced by a magnetic field in planar aligned samples of smectic C liquid crystals

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