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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]] | ||
'''Smectic''' (from the | '''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== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:23, 5 March 2014
Smectic (from the Latin smecticus - "having the properties of soap" [1]). All of the smectic phases are layered, belonging to the symmetry group.
Smectic A phase[edit]
In the smectic-A phase each layer is a 2-dimensional liquid, having the symmetry in the Schoenflies notation. [2] [3]
Smectic B phase[edit]
Smectic C phase[edit]
The smectic-C phase has the monoclinic symmetry .
Smectic E phase[edit]
Smectic F phase[edit]
References[edit]
- Related reading