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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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*[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 symmetry group.
Smectic A phase
In the smectic-A phase each layer is a 2-dimensional liquid, having the symmetry in the Schoenflies notation. [1] [2]
Smectic B phase
Smectic C phase
The smectic-C phase has the monoclinic symmetry .
Smectic E phase
Smectic F phase
References
- Related reading