Smectic phases - Revision history

Carl McBride: Added Latin

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	'''Smectic''' (from the ~~Greek for~~ soap <~~math~~>~~\sigma \mu \acute{\eta} \gamma \mu \alpha~~</~~math~~>). All of the smectic phases		'''Smectic''' (from the Latin ''smecticus'' - "having the properties of soap" <ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smectic Merriam-Webster]</ref>). All of the smectic phases
	are layered, belonging to the <math>G_1^3</math> symmetry group.		are layered, belonging to the <math>G_1^3</math> symmetry group.
	==Smectic A phase==		==Smectic A phase==

Carl McBride: Fixed typo

2013-11-21T13:28:30Z

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	~~The work~~ ''~~smectic~~'' ~~comes~~ from the Greek for soap (<math>\sigma \mu \acute{\eta} \gamma \mu \alpha</math>). All of the smectic phases		'''Smectic''' (from the Greek for soap <math>\sigma \mu \acute{\eta} \gamma \mu \alpha</math>). All of the smectic phases
	are layered, belonging to the <math>G_1^3</math> symmetry group.		are layered, belonging to the <math>G_1^3</math> symmetry group.
	==Smectic A phase==		==Smectic A phase==

Carl McBride: Added a recent publication

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	==Smectic A phase==		==Smectic A phase==
	In the smectic-A phase each layer is a 2-dimensional liquid, having the symmetry <math>D_\infty</math> in the Schoenflies notation.		In the smectic-A phase each layer is a 2-dimensional liquid, having the symmetry <math>D_\infty</math> in the Schoenflies notation.
	*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.4.1238 W. L. McMillan "Simple Molecular Model for the Smectic A Phase of Liquid Crystals", Physical Review A '''4''' pp. 1238 - 1246 (1971)]		<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.4.1238 W. L. McMillan "Simple Molecular Model for the Smectic A Phase of Liquid Crystals", Physical Review A '''4''' pp. 1238-1246 (1971)]</ref>
			<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2013.11.001 Prabir K. Mukherjee "Isotropic to smectic-A phase transition: A review", Journal of Molecular Liquids (In Press) (2013)]</ref>

	==Smectic B phase==		==Smectic B phase==
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	==Smectic F phase==		==Smectic F phase==
	==References==		==References==
	#[http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Physics/MaterialsScience/?view=usa&ci=9780198517856 Pierre-Gilles De Gennes and J. Prost "Physics of Liquid Crystals" (1995)]		<references/>
	#[http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cphc.200500472 Jan P. F. Lagerwall and Frank Giesselmann "Current Topics in Smectic Liquid Crystal Research", ChemPhysChem '''7''' pp. 20-45 (2006)]		;Related reading
			*[http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Physics/MaterialsScience/?view=usa&ci=9780198517856 Pierre-Gilles De Gennes and J. Prost "Physics of Liquid Crystals" (1995)]
			*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cphc.200500472 Jan P. F. Lagerwall and Frank Giesselmann "Current Topics in Smectic Liquid Crystal Research", ChemPhysChem '''7''' pp. 20-45 (2006)]
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Carl McBride: /* Smectic A phase */

2007-08-29T16:54:59Z

Smectic A phase

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	==Smectic A phase==		==Smectic A phase==
	In the smectic-A phase each layer is a 2-dimensional liquid, having the symmetry <math>D_\infty</math> in the Schoenflies notation.		In the smectic-A phase each layer is a 2-dimensional liquid, having the symmetry <math>D_\infty</math> in the Schoenflies notation.
			*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.4.1238 W. L. McMillan "Simple Molecular Model for the Smectic A Phase of Liquid Crystals", Physical Review A '''4''' pp. 1238 - 1246 (1971)]

	==Smectic B phase==		==Smectic B phase==
	==Smectic C phase==		==Smectic C phase==

Carl McBride at 14:29, 18 July 2007

2007-07-18T14:29:23Z

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	==References==		==References==
	#[http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Physics/MaterialsScience/?view=usa&ci=9780198517856 Pierre-Gilles De Gennes and J. Prost "Physics of Liquid Crystals" (1995)]		#[http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Physics/MaterialsScience/?view=usa&ci=9780198517856 Pierre-Gilles De Gennes and J. Prost "Physics of Liquid Crystals" (1995)]
			#[http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cphc.200500472 Jan P. F. Lagerwall and Frank Giesselmann "Current Topics in Smectic Liquid Crystal Research", ChemPhysChem '''7''' pp. 20-45 (2006)]
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Carl McBride at 10:49, 4 July 2007

2007-07-04T10:49:33Z

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	==Smectic C phase==		==Smectic C phase==
	The smectic-C phase has the monoclinic symmetry <math>C_{\rm 2h}</math>.		The smectic-C phase has the monoclinic symmetry <math>C_{\rm 2h}</math>.
			==Smectic E phase==
	==Smectic F phase==		==Smectic F phase==
	==References==		==References==
	#[http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Physics/MaterialsScience/?view=usa&ci=9780198517856 Pierre-Gilles De Gennes and J. Prost "Physics of Liquid Crystals" (1995)]		#[http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Physics/MaterialsScience/?view=usa&ci=9780198517856 Pierre-Gilles De Gennes and J. Prost "Physics of Liquid Crystals" (1995)]
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Carl McBride at 10:46, 4 July 2007

2007-07-04T10:46:12Z

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	[[Image:smectic_fused.png\|Smectic phase of the fused hard sphere model. \|thumb\|right]]		[[Image:smectic_fused.png\|Smectic phase of the fused hard sphere model. \|thumb\|right]]
	The smectic ~~phase has both orientational and positional order~~.		The work ''smectic'' comes from the Greek for soap (<math>\sigma \mu \acute{\eta} \gamma \mu \alpha</math>). All of the smectic phases
			are layered, belonging to the <math>G_1^3</math> symmetry group.
	==Smectic A phase==		==Smectic A phase==
			In the smectic-A phase each layer is a 2-dimensional liquid, having the symmetry <math>D_\infty</math> in the Schoenflies notation.
	==Smectic B phase==		==Smectic B phase==
			==Smectic C phase==
			The smectic-C phase has the monoclinic symmetry <math>C_{\rm 2h}</math>.
			==Smectic F phase==
	==References==		==References==
			#[http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Physics/MaterialsScience/?view=usa&ci=9780198517856 Pierre-Gilles De Gennes and J. Prost "Physics of Liquid Crystals" (1995)]
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Carl McBride: Smectic phase moved to Smectic phases

2007-07-04T10:21:33Z

Smectic phase moved to Smectic phases

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Carl McBride at 10:21, 4 July 2007

2007-07-04T10:21:22Z

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	[[Image:smectic_fused.png\|Smectic phase of the fused hard sphere model. \|thumb\|right]]		[[Image:smectic_fused.png\|Smectic phase of the fused hard sphere model. \|thumb\|right]]
	The smectic phase has both orientational and positional order.		The smectic phase has both orientational and positional order.
			==Smectic A phase==
			==Smectic B phase==
	==References==		==References==
	[[category: liquid crystals]]		[[category: liquid crystals]]

Carl McBride at 12:37, 3 April 2007

2007-04-03T12:37:48Z

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	[[Image:smectic_fused.png\|thumb\|right]]		[[Image:smectic_fused.png\|Smectic phase of the fused hard sphere model. \|thumb\|right]]
	The smectic phase has both orientational and positional order.		The smectic phase has both orientational and positional order.
	==References==		==References==
	[[category: liquid crystals]]		[[category: liquid crystals]]