MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF FREELY SUSPENDED SMECTIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL FILMS

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作者
HOLYST, R
机构
[1] Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Department III, 01224 Warsaw
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1992年 / 46卷 / 10期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.46.6748
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The low-frequency vibrations of freely suspended smectic liquid-crystal films are analyzed. The characteristic frequencies for very thin films can be used for the determination of the smectic-liquid-crystal-vapor surface tension. In thick films one can also determine from the vibrational frequencies the compressional elastic constant B for smectic liquid crystals.
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页码:6748 / 6749
页数:2
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