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Liquid crystal physics

a mean-field molecular theory of the smectic A phase adding a density-wave order parameter to nematic order, predicting first- or second-order transitions.

In liquid crystal physics, McMillan theory of smectic A refers to a mean-field molecular theory of the smectic A phase adding a density-wave order parameter to nematic order, predicting first- or second-order transitions. This meaning comes from McMillan (1971) in Physical Review A.[1]

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References

McMillan, W. L. (1971). Simple Molecular Model for the SmecticAPhase of Liquid Crystals. Physical Review A, 4(3), 1238-1246. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.4.1238

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