Elliptic phases: A study of the nonlinear elasticity of twist-grain boundaries

Christian D. Santangelo, Randall D. Kamien

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Abstract

We develop an explicit and tractable representation of a twist-grain-boundary phase of a smectic-A liquid crystal. This allows us to calculate the interaction energy between grain boundaries and the relative contributions from the bending and compression deformations. We discuss the special stability of the π/2 grain boundaries and discuss the relation of this structure to the Schwarz D surface.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number137801
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume96
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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