Published December 28, 1981
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Journal article
Nature of a nematic--smectic-A--smectic-C multicritical point
Creators
- 1. School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
Description
Recent x-ray data on the angles and 2-theta shifts in the smectic-C phase of a binary liquid-crystal mixture were analyzed via a mean-field theory. We demonstrated that the smectic-A--smectic-C transitions (AC) are mean-field--like. This conclusion is consistent with recent heat-capacity data along the AC transition line. Furthermore, the nematic--smectic-A--smectic-C point in this binary mixture system is found to be in the vicinity of the tricritical point along the AC and nematic--smectic-C transition line
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Volume
- 47
- Journal Issue
- 26
- Series
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 1917-1920
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 13676496
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- BINARY MIXTURES; CRYSTAL-PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; FIELD THEORIES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; THEORETICAL DATA
- Descriptors DEC
- CRYSTALS; DATA; DIAGRAMS; DISPERSIONS; FLUIDS; INFORMATION; LIQUIDS; MIXTURES; NUMERICAL DATA; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS