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cond-mat.soft2016
Straight Round the Twist: Frustration and Chirality in Smectics-A
Elisabetta A. Matsumoto, Randall D. Kamien, Gareth P. Alexander
Frustration is a powerful mechanism in condensed matter systems, driving both order and co plexity. In smectics, the frustration between macroscopic chirality and equally spaced la…
cond-mat.soft2010★ 22 cited
The Power of Poincaré: Elucidating the Hidden Symmetries in Focal Conic Domains
Gareth P. Alexander, Bryan Gin-ge Chen, Elisabetta A. Matsumoto +1
Focal conic domains are typically the "smoking gun" by which smectic liquid crystalline phases are identified. The geometry of the equally-spaced smectic layers is highly generic b…