The electrical untwisting of a homeotropically aligned smectic \(C^*\) liquid crystal

DOI10.1007/BF01176293zbMath0836.76005OpenAlexW2080004753MaRDI QIDQ1898038

P. J. Kedney, Iain W. Stewart

Publication date: 20 September 1995

Published in: Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01176293

zbMATH Keywords

Euler-Lagrange equationsphase transitionuniform electric fieldenergy comparisondirector reorientationhomeotropic alignmentstrong anchoringcritical field strength

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistical mechanics of random media, disordered materials (including liquid crystals and spin glasses) (82D30) Liquid crystals (76A15) Statistical mechanics of ferroelectrics (82D45)

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