Magnetic birefringence in a liquid crystal: An experiment for the advanced undergraduate laboratory

作者: Thomas Moses , Brian Durall , Gregory Frankowiak

DOI: 10.1119/1.19417

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摘要: We describe an experiment involving exciting phenomenon in liquid crystals, the magnetic field induced birefringence. present a theoretical description accessible to junior- or senior-level physics majors, and we experiments for measuring temperature dependence of The apparatus required is inexpensive and/or easily constructed.

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