Flow past finite obstacles in smectic liquid crystals: permeative flow induced SA to SC phase transition

Autor: Iain W. Stewart, M. J. Towler, H. G. Walton
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Liquid Crystals. 20:665-668
ISSN: 1366-5855
0267-8292
DOI: 10.1080/02678299608031157
Popis: The hydrodynamic equations for flow past a finite barrier within a ‘bookshelf’ aligned smectic A liquid crystal are solved. Solutions are found for the flow components within (v x) and normal (v z) to the smectic layers. The behaviour of the v z component is confirmed by experimental observation of both the buckling instability and a permeative flow induced SA to Sc phase transition.
Databáze: OpenAIRE