Structural landscapes in geometrically frustrated smectics
A phenomenological free energy model is proposed to describe the behavior of smectic liquid crystals, an intermediate phase that exhibits orientational order and layering at the molecular scale. Advantageous properties render the functional amenable to numerical simulation. The model is applied to a...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2021
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