## Abstract The mechanical response of a smectic __A__ liquid single crystal elastomer (LSCE) to stress applied perpendicular and parallel to the layers is described. We find that the static modulus perpendicular to the layers is two orders of magnitude larger than the modulus parallel to the layer
Undulation instability in smectic A liquid single crystal elastomers
โ Scribed by Jochen Weilepp; Helmut R. Brand
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 554 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1022-1344
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