Fluctuations of the tensor order-parameter modes in a cholesteric liquid crystal.
Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys
; 71(3 Pt 1): 031707, 2005 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-15903447
ABSTRACT
We use a Landau-de Gennes free energy to calculate the fluctuations of the five independent modes of the tensor order parameter for a cholesteric liquid crystal. Our results include, as a limiting case, the two classical director modes, known as the twist mode and the "umbrella" mode. We find, however, in contrast to the classical director model, that there can be substantial temperature dependence to the umbrella mode, as well as three additional modes near the transition to the isotropic phase. We comment on a recent experiment that suggests that two of these additional modes may have already been detected.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Language:
En
Journal:
Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys
Journal subject:
BIOFISICA
/
FISIOLOGIA
Year:
2005
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States