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The purpose of this paper is to emphasize some analogy between the mechanical response of the two most studied phases of liquid crystals: nematics and smectics A. In particular, we show that in nematics a new acoustical wave could be observed. This new wave has some formal analogy with the second sound in the smectics, although the physical origin is completely different.
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Benguigui, L. (1994). Some Remarks on the Elastic Properties of the Nematic and Smectic a Phases of Liquid Crystals. In: Rabin, Y., Bruinsma, R. (eds) Soft Order in Physical Systems. NATO ASI Series, vol 323. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2458-8_26
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