ABSOLUTE MEASUREMENT OF THE CRITICAL-BEHAVIOR OF THE SMECTIC ELASTIC-CONSTANT OF BILAYER AND MONOLAYER SMECTIC-A LIQUID-CRYSTALS ON APPROACHING THE TRANSITION TO THE NEMATIC PHASE

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FISCH, MR [1 ]
PERSHAN, PS [1 ]
SORENSEN, LB [1 ]
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[1] HARVARD UNIV,DIV APPL SCI,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02138
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1984年 / 29卷 / 05期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.29.2741
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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页码:2741 / 2750
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