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Abstract:
        A Hamiltonian treatment of the Landau theory of phase transitions is presented. This formulation is based on the analogy between the order parameter space and the ordinary coordinate space of a particle moving in two dimensions. As an application, ferroelectric smectic liquid crystals are considered.

KeyWords Plus: POINT

Addresses:
MUNDIM KC, CTR BRASILEIRO PESQUISAS FIS, RUA DR X SIGAUD 150, BR-22290 RIO JANEIRO, BRAZIL.
UNIV FED BAHIA, INST FIS, BR-40210 SALVADOR, BRAZIL.
UNIV FED RIO DE JANEIRO, INST FIS, BR-21944 RIO JANEIRO, BRAZIL.

Publisher: AKADEMIE VERLAG GMBH, BERLIN

IDS Number:     MA165

ISSN:  0370-1972