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==Smectic A phase== | ==Smectic A phase== | ||
In the smectic-A phase each layer is a 2-dimensional liquid, having the symmetry <math>D_\infty</math> in the Schoenflies notation. | In the smectic-A phase each layer is a 2-dimensional liquid, having the symmetry <math>D_\infty</math> in the Schoenflies notation. | ||
<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.4.1238 W. L. McMillan "Simple Molecular Model for the Smectic A Phase of Liquid Crystals", Physical Review A '''4''' pp. 1238-1246 (1971)]</ref> | |||
<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2013.11.001 Prabir K. Mukherjee "Isotropic to smectic-A phase transition: A review", Journal of Molecular Liquids (In Press) (2013)]</ref> | |||
==Smectic B phase== | ==Smectic B phase== | ||
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==Smectic F phase== | ==Smectic F phase== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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;Related reading | |||
*[http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Physics/MaterialsScience/?view=usa&ci=9780198517856 Pierre-Gilles De Gennes and J. Prost "Physics of Liquid Crystals" (1995)] | |||
*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cphc.200500472 Jan P. F. Lagerwall and Frank Giesselmann "Current Topics in Smectic Liquid Crystal Research", ChemPhysChem '''7''' pp. 20-45 (2006)] | |||
[[category: liquid crystals]] | [[category: liquid crystals]] | ||
Revision as of 13:02, 18 November 2013
The work smectic comes from the Greek for soap (). All of the smectic phases are layered, belonging to the Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle G_1^3} symmetry group.
Smectic A phase
In the smectic-A phase each layer is a 2-dimensional liquid, having the symmetry Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle D_\infty} in the Schoenflies notation. [1] [2]
Smectic B phase
Smectic C phase
The smectic-C phase has the monoclinic symmetry Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle C_{\rm 2h}} .
Smectic E phase
Smectic F phase
References
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