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Freedericksz transition: a standalone construct

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Liquid crystal physics

threshold reorientation of a uniformly aligned liquid crystal when an applied field overcomes elastic and anchoring forces.

In liquid crystal physics, Freedericksz transition refers to threshold reorientation of a uniformly aligned liquid crystal when an applied field overcomes elastic and anchoring forces. This meaning comes from Fréedericksz (1933) in Transactions of the Faraday Society.[1]

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References

Fréedericksz, V., & Zolina, V. (1933). Forces causing the orientation of an anisotropic liquid. Transactions of the Faraday Society, 29(140), 919-930. https://doi.org/10.1039/tf9332900919

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