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Dynamics of Helfrich-Hurault deformations in smectic-A liquid crystals

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A dynamics of the Helfrich-Hurault deformations in the SmA sample in the case of a rigid homeotropic anchoring has been theoretically investigated. It has been found that, unlike the Freedericksz transition, in the nematic liquid crystals, both the switching-on and switching-off characteristic times for this phenomenon are linearly proportional to the SmA sample thickness, and the switching-off process is much faster than the switching-on one.

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Mirantsev, L.V. Dynamics of Helfrich-Hurault deformations in smectic-A liquid crystals. Eur. Phys. J. E 38, 104 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/i2015-15104-6

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