We present and discuss experimental results on the behaviour of a smectic A placed in a parallel configuration and submitted to an alternating shear flow with velocity normal to the layers. The smectic A compound is 4-cyano-4n-octylbiphenyl (8CB). These results are compared with previous theoretical predictions. One then obtains the critical exponent for the smectic relaxation time. The nematic to smectic A transition appears to be weakly first order. A quantitative analysis of the stress relaxation mechanism above the instability threshold is presented.Nous présentons et discutons les résultats expérimentaux sur le comportement d'un smectique A en géométrie planaire soumis à un cisaillement alternati( le vecteur vitesse étant normal aux co...
The rheological behaviour of the smectic A phase of the thermotropic liquid crystal 4-cyano-4$'$-oc...
The rheological behaviour of the smectic A phase of the thermotropic liquid crystal 4-cyano-4$'$-oc...
Smectic systems are characterized by a lamellar ordering of more or less liquid layers. Mechanically...
We present and discuss experimental results on the behaviour of a smectic A placed in a parallel con...
This paper considers the onset of a shear-induced instability in a sample of smectic A liquid crysta...
We give a theoretical analysis of the instabilities which occur in a smectic A sample, when submitte...
This paper considers the onset of a shear-induced instability in a sample of smectic A liquid crysta...
This paper considers the onset of a shear-induced instability in a sample of smectic A liquid crysta...
This paper considers the onset of a shear-induced instability in a sample of smectic A liquid crysta...
This paper considers the onset of a shear-induced instability in a sample of smectic A liquid crysta...
This paper considers the onset of a shear-induced instability in a sample of smectic A liquid crysta...
Using the mixed-type elasticity for smectics introduced by de Gennes a model is built to describe th...
Using the mixed-type elasticity for smectics introduced by de Gennes a model is built to describe th...
This article considers the dynamics of smectic A liquid crystals subjected to Poiseuille flow. Linea...
This article considers the dynamics of smectic A liquid crystals subjected to Poiseuille flow. Linea...
The rheological behaviour of the smectic A phase of the thermotropic liquid crystal 4-cyano-4$'$-oc...
The rheological behaviour of the smectic A phase of the thermotropic liquid crystal 4-cyano-4$'$-oc...
Smectic systems are characterized by a lamellar ordering of more or less liquid layers. Mechanically...
We present and discuss experimental results on the behaviour of a smectic A placed in a parallel con...
This paper considers the onset of a shear-induced instability in a sample of smectic A liquid crysta...
We give a theoretical analysis of the instabilities which occur in a smectic A sample, when submitte...
This paper considers the onset of a shear-induced instability in a sample of smectic A liquid crysta...
This paper considers the onset of a shear-induced instability in a sample of smectic A liquid crysta...
This paper considers the onset of a shear-induced instability in a sample of smectic A liquid crysta...
This paper considers the onset of a shear-induced instability in a sample of smectic A liquid crysta...
This paper considers the onset of a shear-induced instability in a sample of smectic A liquid crysta...
Using the mixed-type elasticity for smectics introduced by de Gennes a model is built to describe th...
Using the mixed-type elasticity for smectics introduced by de Gennes a model is built to describe th...
This article considers the dynamics of smectic A liquid crystals subjected to Poiseuille flow. Linea...
This article considers the dynamics of smectic A liquid crystals subjected to Poiseuille flow. Linea...
The rheological behaviour of the smectic A phase of the thermotropic liquid crystal 4-cyano-4$'$-oc...
The rheological behaviour of the smectic A phase of the thermotropic liquid crystal 4-cyano-4$'$-oc...
Smectic systems are characterized by a lamellar ordering of more or less liquid layers. Mechanically...