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) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 43-46 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical review letters |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1974 |
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