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Showing papers by "Anand Yethiraj published in 2000"


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TL;DR: Two quantitative tests of predictions based on the Halperin-Lubensky-Ma theory of fluctuation-induced first-order phase transitions find the first quantitative evidence for deviations from the HLM theory.
Abstract: We have conducted two quantitative tests of predictions based on the Halperin-Lubensky-Ma (HLM) theory of fluctuation-induced first-order phase transitions. First, we explore the effect of an external magnetic field on the nematic–smectic-A transition in a liquid crystal. Second, we examine the dependence of the first-order discontinuity as a function of mixture concentration in pure 8CB and three 8CB-10CB mixtures. We find the first quantitative evidence for deviations from the HLM theory.

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