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The Effect of the Chirality on the Fluctuation of Liquid Crystal

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We investigate the dynamical properties of normal fluctuation modes in chiral phase liquid crystal on the basis of hydrodynamics Ericksen–Leslie theory. We examine the effect of chiral coefficient on dynamic relaxation eigenfrequencies and the scattering intensity. We find that the chiral coefficient only affects slow fluctuation modes, while it does not affect the fast fluctuation modes. This effect of chirality depends on the magnitude of the wave number vector components.

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We thank Hiroshi Orihara, Professor of Applied Physics in Hokkaido University for the delightful discussion and comments that greatly improved the manuscript.

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  1. Division of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

    Jaka Fajar Fatriansyah

  2. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia

    Jaka Fajar Fatriansyah

  3. Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

    Yusril Yusuf

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Fatriansyah, J.F., Yusuf, Y. The Effect of the Chirality on the Fluctuation of Liquid Crystal. J Stat Phys 165, 86–93 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10955-016-1606-9

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