liquid crystal

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Introduction
Structure and symmetry
- Symmetries of solids and liquids
- Symmetries of liquid crystals
- Liquid crystal compounds
Optical properties
- Effect of liquid crystals on polarized light
- Use of liquid crystals as optoelectronic displays

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Figure 1: Arrangements of molecules.

Figure 3: A twisted-nematic cell. (A) The assembly is transparent to light in the absence of an electric field. (B) An applied field destroys the twist of the nematic, rendering the assembly opaque.

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Figure 1: Arrangements of molecules.

Figure 1: Arrangements of molecules.

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Figure 3: A twisted-nematic cell. (A) The assembly is transparent to light in the absence of an electric field. (B) An applied field destroys the twist of the nematic, rendering the assembly opaque.

Figure 3: A twisted-nematic cell. (A) The assembly is transparent to light...

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