Structure of liquid crystal phases /:

Current understanding of different phases as well as the phase transitions between them has only been achieved following recent theoretical advances on the effects of dimensionality in statistical physics. P S Pershan explains the connection between these two separate areas and gives some examples o...

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1. Verfasser: Pershan, P. S.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Singapore ; Teaneck, NJ, USA : World Scientific, ©1988.
Schriftenreihe:World Scientific lecture notes in physics ; v. 23.
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Zusammenfassung:Current understanding of different phases as well as the phase transitions between them has only been achieved following recent theoretical advances on the effects of dimensionality in statistical physics. P S Pershan explains the connection between these two separate areas and gives some examples of problems where the understanding is still not complete. The most important example is the second order phase transition between the nematic and smectic-A phase. Others include the relation between the several hexatic phases that have been observed and the first order restacking transitions between.
Beschreibung:Includes selected reprints from physics journals by various authors.
To appear as a chapter in International tables for crystallography.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiii, 425 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 86-110).
ISBN:9789812799241
9812799249