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Phys. Rev. Lett. 26, 1016–1019 (1971)

Hydrodynamics of Liquid Crystals

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Dieter Forster
James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637

Tom C. Lubensky
Physics Department, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912

Paul C. Martin and Jack Swift
Physics Department, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

P. S. Pershan
Division of Engineering and Applied Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

Received 16 February 1971; published in the issue dated 26 April 1971

The linearized hydrodynamic behavior of liquid crystals is systematically deduced and earlier theories reconciled and simplified. Predictions for ordinary and depolarized light scattering are obtained and the latter compared with experiment.

© 1971 The American Physical Society

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