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Abstract
The stationary states induced by an electric field in nematic layers with weak boundary anchoring are described by means of the Taylor expansion method based on catastrophe theory. The planar, twisted and supertwisted structures are considered. The analysis is extended to materials with negative dielectric anisotropy. Several types of behaviour are found. The possibility of switching between twisted and homeotropic states is suggested.