On twinning in smectic crystals
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❄️ cond-mat.soft
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smecticcrystalsstructuretwinningappearboundarycrystallitesdetermined
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It is shown that mechanical twinning in smectic crystals is possible. The structure of the boundary of twins for a small disorientation of crystallites is determined. The periodic twin structure, which should appear at the tension of the smectic layer, is proposed.
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