SMECTIC-A TO SMECTIC-A PHASE-TRANSITION

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PROST, J
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JOURNAL DE PHYSIQUE | 1979年 / 40卷 / 06期
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Engineering Village;
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10.1051/jphys:01979004006058100
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Properties of the Meyer-Lubensky free energy introduced in the description of the nematic to smectic A phase transition were investigated showing that a new transition from a smectic A to another smectic A is possible for some values of the parameters used in the theory. The recent observations by G. Sigaud et al. may be interpreted within this context.
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