Front propagation in smectic-C* liquid crystals in the presence of stochastic electric and magnetic fields

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作者
Santos, MA
Sancho, JM
Lamberti, PW
机构
[1] Univ Rovira & Virgili, Dept Engn Mecan, Tarragona 43006, Spain
[2] Univ Barcelona, Dept Estructura & Constituents Mat, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
[3] Univ Nacl Cordoba, Fac Matemat Astron & Fis, RA-5000 Cordoba, Argentina
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EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL B | 2001年 / 24卷 / 01期
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10.1007/s100510170030
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
We study the dynamics of fronts in ferroelectric smectic-C* liquid crystals under the influence of stochastic electric or magnetic fields. The order parameter (tilt angle) follows a stochastic partial differential equation with a nonlinear noise which has a spatiotemporal structure.
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页码:135 / 140
页数:6
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