OPTICALLY INDUCED CHAOTIC BEHAVIOR IN NEMATIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL FILMS

被引:47
作者
CIPPARRONE, G [1 ]
CARBONE, V [1 ]
VERSACE, C [1 ]
UMETON, C [1 ]
BARTOLINO, R [1 ]
SIMONI, F [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV NAPLES,DIPARTIMENTO SCI FIS,I-80125 NAPLES,ITALY
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 1993年 / 47卷 / 05期
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevE.47.3741
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
In this paper we report the dynamical behavior occurring in a nematic liquid-crystal film during the optically induced molecular reorientation. The system at first undergoes an incomplete period-doubling cascade, then a biperiodic regime appears, and finally a transition to a chaotic regime occurs. This sequence is experimental evidence of a physical system that mixes two different routes for the transition to a chaotic regime.
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页码:3741 / 3744
页数:4
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