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Abstract
A smectic hexatic phase with tilted molecules is assumed to be confined between two plane boundaries. At a finite boundary distance two dielectric modes are excited by an a.c. external electric field. Using the elastic continuum theory, equations for the relaxation times and the corresponding dielectric susceptibilities are derived and discussed in the limit of high boundary distances and for different material parameters.