Hydrodynamics of Liquid Crystals

Dieter Forster, Tom C. Lubensky, Paul C. Martin, Jack Swift, and P. S. Pershan
Phys. Rev. Lett. 26, 1016 – Published 26 April 1971
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The linearized hydrodynamic behavior of liquid crystals is systematically deduced and earlier theories reconciled and simplified. Predictions for ordinary and depolarized light scattering are obtained and the latter compared with experiment.

  • Received 16 February 1971

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.26.1016

©1971 American Physical Society

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Dieter Forster

  • James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637

Tom C. Lubensky

  • Physics Department, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912

Paul C. Martin and Jack Swift

  • Physics Department, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

P. S. Pershan

  • Division of Engineering and Applied Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

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Vol. 26, Iss. 17 — 26 April 1971

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