physics of liquid crystals

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• Liquid crystal — Schlieren texture of liquid crystal nematic phase Liquid crystals (LCs) are a state of matter that have properties between those of a conventional liquid and those of a solid crystal.[1] For instance, an LC may flow like a liquid, but its… …   Wikipedia

• liquid crystal — a liquid having certain crystalline characteristics, esp. different optical properties in different directions when exposed to an electric field. [1890 95] * * * Substance that flows like a liquid but maintains some of the ordered structure… …   Universalium

• Liquid Crystal — Polarisationsmikroskopische Aufnahme eines Flüssigkristalls: Schlieren Textur einer nematischen flüssigkristallinen Phase, wie sie auch in Flüssigkristallanzeigen verwendet wird. Als Flüssigkristall bezeichnet man eine Substanz, die einerseits… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• liquid crystal display — n. LCD * * * ▪ electronics Introduction       electronic display device that operates by applying a varying electric voltage to a layer of liquid crystal, thereby inducing changes in its optical properties. LCDs are commonly used for portable… …   Universalium

• Liquid crystal display — LCD redirects here. For other uses, see LCD (disambiguation). Reflective twisted nematic liquid crystal display. Polarizing filter film with a vertical axis to polarize light as it enters. Glass substrate with ITO electrodes. The shapes of these… …   Wikipedia

• physics — /fiz iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science that deals with matter, energy, motion, and force. [1580 90; see PHYSIC, ICS] * * * I Science that deals with the structure of matter and the interactions between the fundamental constituents of… …   Universalium

• liquid — liquidly, adv. liquidness, n. /lik wid/, adj. 1. composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid. 2. of, pertaining to, or consisting of liquids: a liquid diet. 3 …   Universalium

• Liquid Crystal Institute — Infobox University name = Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute established = 1965 type = Public city = Kent state = Ohio country = USA faculty = undergrad = postgrad = director = Oleg D. Lavrentovich website = http://www.lci.kent.eduThe Glenn… …   Wikipedia

• Discotic liquid crystal — Discotic liquid crystals, which are generally denoted by their aromatic mesogens, take advantage of the proximity of the aromatic mesogens to allow charge transfer in the stacking direction through the π conjugate systems. The charge transfer… …   Wikipedia

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