Symmetric caustics and Curie's principle

• Autorzy: Alain Joets , Ahmed Belaidi , Roland Ribotta
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Physical systems producing caustics may possess symmetries. In that case the relation between the symmetry of the system, considered as a whole, and the symmetry of the caustic follow a very general symmetry principle, the Curie principle. We give various examples of application of the Curie principle to caustics produced by the deflection of light in liquid crystals: the so called squint effect, the visualization of a new type of roll structure, etc. We show also that the Curie principle applies to physical systems having multiple stable states (variants).

• Wydawca: Institute of Mathematics Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Banach Center Publications
• Rocznik: 2003
• Tom: 62
• Numer: 1
• Strony: 135-142

Daty

wydano

2003

Twórcy

autor

Alain Joets

• Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Université de Paris-Sud, bât. 510, 91405, Orsay cedex, France

autor

Ahmed Belaidi

• Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Université de Paris-Sud, bât. 510, 91405, Orsay cedex, France

autor

Roland Ribotta

• Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Université de Paris-Sud, bât. 510, 91405, Orsay cedex, France

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.4064/bc62-0-10