Experimental test of a fluctuation-induced first-order phase transition: The nematic–smectic-Atransition
Author(s) -
M. A. Anisimov,
P. E. Cladis,
Е. Е. Городецкий,
David A. Huse,
V. E. Podneks,
Victor G. Taratuta,
Wim van Saarloos,
V. P. Voronov
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
physical review a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1094-1622
pISSN - 1050-2947
DOI - 10.1103/physreva.41.6749
Subject(s) - tricritical point , physics , liquid crystal , scaling , phase transition , quartic function , condensed matter physics , order (exchange) , transition temperature , transition point , term (time) , mean field theory , phase (matter) , statistical physics , thermodynamics , quantum mechanics , phase diagram , superconductivity , pure mathematics , economics , finance , geometry , mathematics
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