Experimental determination of the curvature-induced reduction in the smectic A-nematic transition point

Madhusudana, N.V.; Srikanta, B.S.

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dc.contributor.author	Madhusudana, N.V.	-
dc.contributor.author	Srikanta, B.S.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2007-05-28T05:16:46Z	-
dc.date.available	2007-05-28T05:16:46Z	-
dc.date.issued	1983-10	-
dc.identifier.citation	Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 1983, Vol.99, p375-383	en
dc.identifier.issn	1058-725X	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/2491	-
dc.description	Restricted Access. Paper presented at the 9th international conference on liquid crystals held at Bangalore in 1982.	en
dc.description.abstract	On the basis of an analogy between smectic A-nematic and superconductor-normal metal transitions, de Gennes has predicted that a twist or bend distortion should reduce TAN with respect to that of a curvature-free sample. We report measurements of the reduction of TAN on samples prepared in two different geometries. In the first, a magnetically induced twist distortion has been used to obtain preliminary data on 8 OCB and CBOOA samples. In the second, a wedge-shaped twisted nematic cell has been used to get quantitative data on the reduction of TAN of CBOOA as a function of twist distortion.	en
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dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	-
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Gordon and Breach Science Publishers.	en
dc.relation.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00268948308072056	en
dc.rights	1983 OPA (Overseas Publishers Association) N.V.	en
dc.title	Experimental determination of the curvature-induced reduction in the smectic A-nematic transition point	en
dc.type	Article	en
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