Structure of the core of a screw dislocation in smectic A liquid crystals
- 1 March 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Liquid Crystals
- Vol. 1 (2) , 197-201
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02678298608086506
Abstract
The structure of the core region of a screw dislocation in smectic A liquid crystals is investigated by a Ginzburg–Landau type expansion of the smectic order parameter. The core radius and the energy of a screw dislocation are discussed.Keywords
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