Theory and Simulation of the Successive Phase Transitions of Chiral Smectics

Tomonori Koda Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yamagata University, Jonan, 4-3-16, Yonezawa, 992-8510, JAPAN

Hatsuo Kimura Department of Applied Physics and Chemistry, Fukui University of Technology, Gakuen 3-6-1, Fukui, 910-8505, JAPAN

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We propose a molecular theoretical model free energy which enables us to discuss the successive phase transitions of chiral smectics. Monte Carlo simulation combined with the free energy is also performed in order to examine the structure described by our model.

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