Orientational ordering in molecular crystals

The general phenomenon of orientational ordering in molecular crystals is reviewed. Some of the basic physical questions which arise in connection with orientational ordering in molecular crystals are enumerated and experimental techniques used to address them are described. The description of orien...

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Date:1996
Main Author: Harris, A.B.
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Language:English
Published: Фізико-технічний інститут низьких температур ім. Б.І. Вєркіна НАН України 1996
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Cite this:Orientational ordering in molecular crystals / A.B. Harris // Физика низких температур. — 1996. — Т. 22, № 2. — С. 119-129. — Бібліогр.: 32 назв. — англ.

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spelling nasplib_isofts_kiev_ua-123456789-1764202025-02-23T18:37:01Z Orientational ordering in molecular crystals Harris, A.B. Специальный выпуск International Workshop on Cryocrystals and Quantum Crystals (CC-1995) The general phenomenon of orientational ordering in molecular crystals is reviewed. Some of the basic physical questions which arise in connection with orientational ordering in molecular crystals are enumerated and experimental techniques used to address them are described. The description of orientational ordering in terms of order parameters and the resulting form of the Landau expansion is discussed for several typical cases. The relation to the modern theory of critical phenomena and notions of elementary excitations are also discussed. Analogous theories of dynamics are briefly mentioned. Over the years I have profitted greatly from interactions with H, Meyer, A. J. Berlinsky, T. C. Lu-bensky, T. Yildirim, E. J. Mele, P. A. Heiney, J. E. Fischer, R. Sachidanandam, S. Savin, W. I. F. .David, and К. H. Michel. I also wish to thank D. E. Cox for providing me with the data shown in Fig. 1. This work was supported in part by the NSF under grant #DMR 95-20175. 1996 Article Orientational ordering in molecular crystals / A.B. Harris // Физика низких температур. — 1996. — Т. 22, № 2. — С. 119-129. — Бібліогр.: 32 назв. — англ. 0132-6414 https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/176420 en Физика низких температур application/pdf Фізико-технічний інститут низьких температур ім. Б.І. Вєркіна НАН України
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topic Специальный выпуск International Workshop on Cryocrystals and Quantum Crystals (CC-1995)
Специальный выпуск International Workshop on Cryocrystals and Quantum Crystals (CC-1995)
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Специальный выпуск International Workshop on Cryocrystals and Quantum Crystals (CC-1995)
Harris, A.B.
Orientational ordering in molecular crystals
Физика низких температур
description The general phenomenon of orientational ordering in molecular crystals is reviewed. Some of the basic physical questions which arise in connection with orientational ordering in molecular crystals are enumerated and experimental techniques used to address them are described. The description of orientational ordering in terms of order parameters and the resulting form of the Landau expansion is discussed for several typical cases. The relation to the modern theory of critical phenomena and notions of elementary excitations are also discussed. Analogous theories of dynamics are briefly mentioned.
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