Department of Physics Papers
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
1-26-2012
Abstract
In the limit where the bending modulus vanishes, we construct layer configurations with arbitrary dislocation textures by exploiting a connection between uniformly spaced layers in two dimensions and developable surfaces in three dimensions. We then show how these focal textures can be used to construct layer configurations with finite bending modulus.
Recommended Citation
Alexander, G. P., Kamien, R., & Santangelo, C. D. (2012). Developed Smectics: When Exact Solutions Agree. Retrieved from https://repository.upenn.edu/physics_papers/224
Date Posted: 27 January 2012
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Suggested Citation:
Alexander, G. P., Kamien, R. D., & Santangelo, C. D. (2012). Developed Smectics: When Exact Solutions Agree. Physical Review Letters, 108, 047802.
© 2012 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Physical Review Letters and may be found at http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.047802