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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Also Known As	mesophase

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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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