The hydrodynamic equations describing the macroscopic behaviour of chiral smectic C are presented. To derive these equations the nature of the spontaneously broken continuous symmetries is considered and their consequences for the hydrodynamics are pointed out. Similarities and differences to achiral smectic C and cholesteric liquid crystals are investigated in some detail. The influence and the consequences of ferroelectricity on the hydrodynamics, in particular on the structure of the normal modes, is discussed. In two appendices we study flexoelectric and electrohydrodynamic effects for various other liquid crystalline phases.Nous présentons les équations hydrodynamiques qui gouvernent les propriétés macroscopiques des smectiques C chira...
Chiral smectic liquid crystals exhibit a series of phases, including ferroelectric, antiferroelectri...
Following the Ericksen-Leslie approach, we formulate a complete nonlinear macroscopic theory of the ...
In this thesis, the fluid dynamics of smectic A and smectic C liquid crystals are considered under a...
The hydrodynamic equations describing the macroscopic behaviour of chiral smectic C are presented. T...
We present the hydrodynamic and electrohydrodynamic equations for the liquid crystalline smectic ${\...
We discuss the macroscopic behavior of smectic CG liquid crystals. Smectic CG is the most general ti...
The unified nonlinear reversible hydrodynamics of nematics, crystals, smectics A, cholesterics and s...
We show how the recent experimental results concerning an electromechanical coupling in smectic C* c...
The hydrodynamical behaviour of cholesteric liquid crystals has been considered in the limit of low ...
Chiral liquid crystals often exhibit periodic modulations in the molecular director; in particular, ...
We study the elasticity, topological defects, and hydrodynamics of the recently discovered incommens...
A continuum model incorporating flow is developed as an extension to the work of Stewart and Momonia...
THESIS 9213Large electroclinic effect in the smectic-A* phase and stability of smectic-C* variant ph...
The qualitative microscopic mechanism of ferroelectric ordering in smectic C* liquid crystals origin...
We study the elasticity, topological defects, and hydrodynamics of the recently discovered incommens...
Chiral smectic liquid crystals exhibit a series of phases, including ferroelectric, antiferroelectri...
Following the Ericksen-Leslie approach, we formulate a complete nonlinear macroscopic theory of the ...
In this thesis, the fluid dynamics of smectic A and smectic C liquid crystals are considered under a...
The hydrodynamic equations describing the macroscopic behaviour of chiral smectic C are presented. T...
We present the hydrodynamic and electrohydrodynamic equations for the liquid crystalline smectic ${\...
We discuss the macroscopic behavior of smectic CG liquid crystals. Smectic CG is the most general ti...
The unified nonlinear reversible hydrodynamics of nematics, crystals, smectics A, cholesterics and s...
We show how the recent experimental results concerning an electromechanical coupling in smectic C* c...
The hydrodynamical behaviour of cholesteric liquid crystals has been considered in the limit of low ...
Chiral liquid crystals often exhibit periodic modulations in the molecular director; in particular, ...
We study the elasticity, topological defects, and hydrodynamics of the recently discovered incommens...
A continuum model incorporating flow is developed as an extension to the work of Stewart and Momonia...
THESIS 9213Large electroclinic effect in the smectic-A* phase and stability of smectic-C* variant ph...
The qualitative microscopic mechanism of ferroelectric ordering in smectic C* liquid crystals origin...
We study the elasticity, topological defects, and hydrodynamics of the recently discovered incommens...
Chiral smectic liquid crystals exhibit a series of phases, including ferroelectric, antiferroelectri...
Following the Ericksen-Leslie approach, we formulate a complete nonlinear macroscopic theory of the ...
In this thesis, the fluid dynamics of smectic A and smectic C liquid crystals are considered under a...