Publications by authors named "Aleksandr P Kovshik"
Article Synopsis
- The study introduces new rare-earth-containing metallomesogens created with specific ligands that don't form mesophases on their own but do when complexed with rare-earth ions.
- The complexes exhibit different liquid crystalline phases, specifically nematic and smectic A phases, indicating structured arrangements.
- Characterization methods highlight that these liquid crystals show significant magnetic properties, allowing them to be aligned with a low magnetic field.
Light propagation in uniaxial chiral media with large pitch is studied. In these systems there are forbidden zones for extraordinary beams, which lead to effective reflection on zone boundaries and to wave damping inside the forbidden zone. We analyze the vicinities of the turning points and the transition of an extraordinary wave through the forbidden zone.
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