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Dynamics, dynamic soft elasticity and rheology of smectic-C elastomers

Soft Condensed Matter 2009-11-11 v1 Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

We present a theory for the low-frequency, long-wavelength dynamics of soft smectic-C elastomers with locked-in smectic layers. Our theory, which goes beyond pure hydrodynamics, predicts a dynamic soft elasticity of these elastomers and allows us to calculate the storage and loss moduli relevant for rheology experiments as well as the mode structure.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0601287,
  title  = {Dynamics, dynamic soft elasticity and rheology of smectic-C elastomers},
  author = {Olaf Stenull and T. C. Lubensky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0601287},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, 2 figures