CRITICAL ORIENTATIONAL STATES IN LYOTROPIC LIQUID-CRYSTALS INDUCED BYA MAGNETIC-FIELD

Authors
VEGA LM BONVENT JJ BARBERO G OLIVEIRA EA
Citation
Lm. Vega et al., CRITICAL ORIENTATIONAL STATES IN LYOTROPIC LIQUID-CRYSTALS INDUCED BYA MAGNETIC-FIELD, Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, 57(4), 1998, pp. 3715-3718
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Physycs, Mathematical","Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics → ACNP
ISSN journal
1063651X
Volume
57
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
3715 - 3718
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(1998)57:4<3715:COSILL>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The existence of a critical state in a lyotropic liquid crystal has be en recently predicted, induced by a magnetic field and corresponding t o a uniform orientation parallel to the magnetic field, but not revers ible. In this paper we report the observation of two critical states, differing by the final orientation with respect to the magnetic field. We discuss the surface interaction that could explain the experimenta l results.