Optical and Electro-Optical Properties of Liquid Crystals : Nematic and Smectic Phases

by Petrov, Minko Parvanov

• ISBN13: 9781621004387
• ISBN10: 1621004384
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-11-30
• Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc

Summary

This book describes the general properties of the most popular liquid crystal (LC) phases nematics (Ns) and smectics (Ss), and in addition, is directed to fill in a niche of the LC field. This book covers topics ranging from the types and classifications of liquid crystals to a detail description of the fundamental properties of nematics and smectics, including continuum theory, non-linearity, behaviour in electric field, surface alignment, phase transitions, defect and textures and provides a useful reference intended for advanced topics of the physics of liquid crystals.

Table of Contents

Preface

General Properties of the Liquid Crystals

Textures of Nematic & Smectic C Liquid Crystals

Surface Properties of Smectic Liquid Crystals

Surface Induced Transition in Liquid Crystals

Electric Field Effects in Liquid Crystals Electrohydrodynamic (electroconvective-EC) Instabilities in Nematic, Smectic C & Ferroelectric Cx

Pre-Transition (Transitional) Effects in the Nematic Phase. Anomalies in the Temperature Trends of the Characteristic LC Constants

Physicochemical Nature of the Dimeric Liquid: A Quantum Chemical Method for Obtaining the Structure of Dimeric

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