THEORY OF THE GLIDING-ANCHORING PHASE-TRANSITION IN A LYOTROPIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL

Authors
LORMAN VL OLIVEIRA EA METTOUT B
Citation
Vl. Lorman et al., THEORY OF THE GLIDING-ANCHORING PHASE-TRANSITION IN A LYOTROPIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL, Physics letters. A, 231(3-4), 1997, pp. 283-288
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physics letters. A → ACNP
ISSN journal
03759601
Volume
231
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
283 - 288
Database
ISI
SICI code
0375-9601(1997)231:3-4<283:TOTGPI>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
A theory of the reorientational phase transition in the biaxial surfac e layer of a lyotropic liquid crystal is proposed. The transition is i nduced by the calamitic-biaxial transformation in the bulk and is acco mpanied with qualitative changes in the orientation and dynamic behavi our of the gliding director which can be followed experimentally. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.