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Abstract

A theory of transitions between tilted hexatic-I and -F phases in liquid-crystal films is developed. A renormalization-group analysis leads to four tilted hexatic phases: the hexatic-I and -F phases, an intermediate hexatic-L phase, and an unlocked phase. All these phases except the unlocked phase also exist if the films are crystalline rather than hexatic. These results are consistent with recent experiments on thermotropic and lyotropic liquid crystals.
Format
Article
Identifier(s)
10.1103/physrevlett.61.416
Publication Date
1988-07-25
Publication Title
Physical Review Letters
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Volume
61
Issue
4
First Page
416
Last Page
419
Subject
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Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
Department of Physics
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Selinger, J., & Nelson, D. (1988). Theory of hexatic-to-hexatic transitions (1–). Physical Review Letters. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.61.416
Selinger, Jonathan, and David Nelson. 1988. “Theory of Hexatic-to-Hexatic Transitions”. Physical Review Letters. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.61.416.
Selinger, Jonathan, and David Nelson. Theory of Hexatic-to-Hexatic Transitions. Physical Review Letters, 25 July 1988, https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.61.416.