Abstract: The correlation function of the director fluctuations in a plane-parallel smectic-C* cell with a bookshelf structure is calculated far from phase transition points. The free energy takes into account the anisotropy of the Coulomb interaction of the bound charges induced by spontaneous polarization fluctuations. This correlation function of the director fluctuations is used to calculate the scattered light intensity. Taking into account the anisotropy of the permittivity in the Coulomb interaction of bound charges is shown to change a scattering indicatrix substantially.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)470-477
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics
Volume129
Issue number3
Early online date21 Oct 2019
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

    Research areas

  • FILMS

    Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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