Stability of equilibrium states in finite samples of smectic C* liquid crystals

Stewart, I.W. (2005) Stability of equilibrium states in finite samples of smectic C* liquid crystals. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 38 (9). pp. 1853-1873. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0305-4470/38/9/003)

Abstract

Equilibrium solutions for a sample of ferroelectric smectic C (SmC*) liquid crystal in the 'bookshelf' geometry under the influence of a tilted electric field will be presented. A linear stability criterion is identified and used to confirm stability for typical materials possessing either positive or negative dielectric anisotropy. The theoretical response times for perturbations to the equilibrium solutions are calculated numerically and found to be consistent with estimates for response times in ferroelectric smectic C liquid crystals reported elsewhere in the literature for non-tilted fields.

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  Item type:	Article
  ID code:	2250
  Dates:	Date Event 16 February 2005 Published
  Subjects:	Science > Physics
  Department:	Faculty of Science > Mathematics and Statistics
  Depositing user:	Strathprints Administrator
  Date deposited:	07 Dec 2006
  Last modified:	08 Apr 2024 15:37
  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/2250