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Title: Field induced chiral-achiral transitions in liquid crystals
Authors: Narayanan, Andal
Ranganath, G.S.
Issue Date: 1996
Publisher: EDP Sciences
Citation: Journal de Physique II, 1996, Vol.6, p639-655
Abstract: We have considered chiral-achiral phase transitions that can occur in some liquid crystals. This study deals with such transformations induced by external electric and magnetic fields. We discuss phase changes mediated by disclinations, single solitons, soliton lattices and those occurring without any defect. Some unusual aspects of these transitions such as reentrance, occurrence of tricritical points and Lifshitz points have been highlighted.
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2289/1865
ISSN: 1155-4312
1286-4870 (Online)
Alternative Location: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/jp2:1996203
Copyright: (1996) Les Editions de Physique
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