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Abstract:
We study the stability of the molecular structure of DOBAMBC(4)), a prototype of ferroelectric liquid crystals, using the linear stability analysis for Hamiltonian systems. We show the existence of thermodynamically stable states in a narrow temperature region Delta T = 1 degrees C, between the A-phase and the ordinary smectic C*-phase.

KeyWords Plus:
HAMILTONIAN-DYNAMICS, LANDAU MODEL

Addresses:
Pitanga P, UNIV FED RIO DE JANEIRO, INST FIS, BR-21944 RIO JANEIRO, BRAZIL.
NORTHWESTERN UNIV, DEPT PHYS & ASTRON, EVANSTON, IL 60208.
UNIV FED BAHIA, INST FIS, BR-40120340 SALVADOR, BA, BRAZIL.

Publisher:  AKADEMIE VERLAG GMBH, BERLIN
IDS Number:  VQ661
ISSN:  0370-1972