Nematic-smectic phase transition
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There seems to be an analogy between the nematic-smectic-A phase transition and the normal to superconducting phase transition (Refs. 3 and 4).
References
- Kenji K. Kobayashi "Theory of Translational and Orientational Melting with Application to Liquid Crystals", Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals 13 pp. 137-148 (1971)
- W. L. McMillan "Simple Molecular Model for the Smectic A Phase of Liquid Crystals", Physical Review A 4 pp. 1238 - 1246 (1971)
- B. I. Halperin, T. C. Lubensky and Shang-keng Ma "First-Order Phase Transitions in Superconductors and Smectic-A Liquid Crystals", Physical Review Letters 32 pp. 292-295 (1974)
- B. I. Halperin and T. C. Lubensky "On the analogy between smectic a liquid crystals and superconductors", Solid State Communications 14 pp. 997-1001 (1974)