Journal of Statistical Physics

, Volume 34, Issue 5–6, pp 883–893 | Cite as

Some recent studies of liquid crystals: A review

  • S. Chandrasekhar
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Abstract

The following topics are reviewed briefly: (i) The first experimental determination of the decrease in the smectic A-nematic transition temperature brought about by a twist deformation, an effect which is the analog of the influence of a magnetic field on the superconductor-normal metal transition; (ii) the similarity between the hydrodynamics of cholesteric liquid crystals and superfluid hydrodynamics, and some of its consequences, e.g., the possibility of a temperature wave attending second sound in the cholesteric phase; and (iii) the nematicsmectic A-smectic C multicritical point.

Key words

Smectic A-nematic transition hydrodynamics of cholesterics nematic-smectic A-smectic C multicritical point 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • S. Chandrasekhar
    • 1
  1. 1.Raman Research InstituteBangaloreIndia

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