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  2. Landau Theory of Wall-Induced Phase Nucleation and Pretransitional Birefringence at the Isotropic-Nematic Transition
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Abstract

The Landau-deGennes theory is used to study the isotropic-nematic phase transition of a semi-infinite system having a wall which induces local nematic order. Analytic solutions are obtained and it is found that (1) for sufficient surface order, the briefringence-induced optical phase shift diverges at the transition rather than at the supercooling limit, and (2) the regions of superheating and supercooling are severely restricted.
Format
Article
Identifier(s)
10.1103/PhysRevA.24.1086
Publication Date
1981-06-15
Publication Title
Physical Review A
Volume
24
Issue
2
First Page
1086
Last Page
1089
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Department of Physics
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Copyright 1981 American Physical Society. Available on publisher's site at http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.24.1086.
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Allender, D., Henderson, G., & Johnson, D. (1981). Landau Theory of Wall-Induced Phase Nucleation and Pretransitional Birefringence at the Isotropic-Nematic Transition (1–). Physical Review A. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.24.1086
Allender, David, G. Henderson, and David Johnson. 1981. “Landau Theory of Wall-Induced Phase Nucleation and Pretransitional Birefringence at the Isotropic-Nematic Transition”. Physical Review A. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.24.1086.
Allender, David, et al. Landau Theory of Wall-Induced Phase Nucleation and Pretransitional Birefringence at the Isotropic-Nematic Transition. Physical Review A, 15 June 1981, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.24.1086.