The effects of a laser field on phase transitions in liquid crystals

Agarwal, Amit K.; Ranganath, G.S.

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dc.contributor.author	Agarwal, Amit K.	-
dc.contributor.author	Ranganath, G.S.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2007-01-04T10:48:42Z	-
dc.date.available	2007-01-04T10:48:42Z	-
dc.date.issued	2006-04	-
dc.identifier.citation	Phase Transitions, 2006, Vol.79, p261-275	en
dc.identifier.issn	0141-1594	-
dc.identifier.issn	1029-0338 (Online)	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/1669	-
dc.description	Restricted Access.	en
dc.description.abstract	We investigate theoretically some phase transitions in liquid crystals in the presence of a laser beam. We found, in non-absorbing nematics, a laser-induced one-way transition from a paranematic to a nematic phase. In absorbing nematics we found, in addition to this transition, a one-way transition from a nematic to a paranematic phase with increasing laser intensity. Further, we found a reentrant nematic or a reentrant paranematic via paranematic or nematic phase respectively. In the case of smectic A, laser absorption results in a coupling between the positional and orientational orders. As a result, the smectic A to nematic transition can change from second	en
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dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Taylor & Francis	en
dc.relation.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01411590600602156	en
dc.rights	(2006) by Taylor & Francis	en
dc.subject	Phase transitions	en
dc.subject	Liquid crystals	en
dc.subject	Laser absorption	en
dc.title	The effects of a laser field on phase transitions in liquid crystals	en
dc.type	Article	en
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