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Phys. Rev. A 34, 5179–5182 (1986)

Brochard-Leger wall in liquid crystals

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Wang Xin-Yi*
International Center for Theoretical Physics, P.O. Box 536, I-3100 Trieste, Italy
Physics Department, Suzhou University, Suzhou, China

Received 27 June 1986; published in the issue dated December 1986

Theoretical problems related to the Brochard-Leger wall in liquid crystals have been further explained. It has been shown that there exists a critical region in liquid crystals beyond which the Brochard-Leger wall does not exist. The relaxation behavior of the wall has been discussed, and the relaxation time has been calculated. The speed of the Brochard-Leger wall has been investigated for the case for which the tilt angle of the external field is equal to a critical angle.

© 1986 The American Physical Society

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*Permanent address: Department of Physics, Suzhou University, China.

 
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