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J. Phys. II France
Volume 2, Numéro 10, October 1992
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| Page(s) | 1789 - 1795 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp2:1992234 | |
DOI: 10.1051/jp2:1992234
J. Phys. II France 2 (1992) 1789-1795
1 FB 7, Physik, Universität Essen, D 4300 Essen 1, Germany and Department of Electrical Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology Tobata, Kitakyushu, 804, Japan
2 Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812, Japan and IFF, KFA Jülich, Postfach 1913, D5170 Jülich, Germany
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J. Phys. II France 2 (1992) 1789-1795
Macroscopic dynamics of the isotropic-nematic transition in polymeric liquid crystals
Helmut R. Brand1 and Kyozi Kawasaki21 FB 7, Physik, Universität Essen, D 4300 Essen 1, Germany and Department of Electrical Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology Tobata, Kitakyushu, 804, Japan
2 Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812, Japan and IFF, KFA Jülich, Postfach 1913, D5170 Jülich, Germany
(Received 22 July 1992, accepted 31 August 1992)
Abstract
We present the macroscopic dynamics near the isotropic to nematic transition in liquid crystalline side chain polymers. We
suggest experiments to observe the transient polymeric network via a qualitative change in the dynamic behaviour of the birefringence above the isotropic to nematic transition.
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