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Hydrodynamic theory of<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>p</mml:mi></mml:math>-atic liquid crystals
We formulate a comprehensive hydrodynamic theory of two-dimensional liquid crystals with generic p-fold rotational symmetry, also known as p-atics, of which nematics (p=2) and hexatics (p=6) are the two best known examples. Previous hydrodynamic theories of p-atics are characterized by continuous O(2) rotational symmetry, which is higher than the discrete …