Thermodynamic analysis of the low frequency relaxation time in the smectic A and C phases of a liquid crystal

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 127, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Urban, S ^a   Roland, C M ^b   Czub, J ^a   Skrzypek, K ^c  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c MILITARY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLYMORPHISM; RELAXATION TIME; THERMODYNAMICS;

ISOCHORIC CONDITIONS; ISOTROPIC GLASS FORMERS;

SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 34548483384     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2759488     Document Type: Article

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