EVIDENCE OF A 1ST-ORDER SMECTIC-A SMECTIC-C-STAR TRANSITION AND ITS APPROACH TO TRICRITICAL BEHAVIOR

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RATNA, BR [1 ]
SHASHIDHAR, R [1 ]
NAIR, GG [1 ]
PRASAD, SK [1 ]
BAHR, C [1 ]
HEPPKE, G [1 ]
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[1] TECH UNIV BERLIN,SEKR ER 11,D-1000 BERLIN 12,FED REP GER
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1988年 / 37卷 / 05期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.37.1824
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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页码:1824 / 1826
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