Divergence of cholesteric pitch near a smectic-A transition

Ronald S. Pindak; Cheng Cher Huang; John T. Ho

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.32.43

Divergence of cholesteric pitch near a smectic-A transition

Ronald S. Pindak, Cheng Cher Huang, John T. Ho

Physics and Astronomy (Twin Cities)

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Abstract

We have measured the detailed temperature dependence of the cholesteric pitch in cholesteryl nonanoate near the smectic-A transition. The data show a power-law behavior with an exponent ν=0.675±0.025, in agreement with theoretical prediction and with elastic-constant measurements in nematics.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	43-46
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	32
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.32.43
State	Published - Jan 1 1974

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