Stewart, Iain W. (2001) Distortions induced by a magnetic field in planar aligned samples of smectic C liquid crystals. In: International Liquid Crystal Conference 18, 2000-07-24 - 2000-07-28, Sendai, Japan.
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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.
| Item type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| ID code: | 2031 |
| Notes: | Part III of V, Sendai, Japan, July 24th-28th, 2000 ILCC2000 International Liquid Crystal Conference No18, Sendai, JAPON (24/07/2000) 2001, vol. 366 (24 ref.), pp. 919-928 |
| Keywords: | smectic C, layer distortions, Helfrich-Hurault instability, liquid crystals, Mathematics |
| Subjects: | Science > Mathematics |
| Department: | Faculty of Science > Mathematics and Statistics |
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| Depositing user: | Strathprints Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Apr 2007 |
| Last modified: | 04 Oct 2012 17:00 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/2031 |
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