Critical linear thermal expansion in the smectic-A phase near the nematic-smectic phase transition

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 4 1, 2004, Pages

  Anesta, E ^a   Iannacchione, G S ^a   Garland, C W ^b  

^a Life Science and Bioengineering Center   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; SPECIFIC HEAT; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL EXPANSION; THICKNESS CONTROL; VECTORS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

AEROSIL SYSTEMS; CRITICAL BEHAVIOR; DILATOMETRY; SMECTIC PHASES;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 41349118354     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.70.041703     Document Type: Article

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