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We study the theory of the Fr\'eederiksz transition in antiferroelectric liquid crystals, and find the conditions under which an applied electric field can cause a homogeneously nucleated transition of the system from antiferroelectric to ferroelectric alignment. We demonstrate that taking into account the cooperative motion of smectic layers results in a significant reduction of the predicted critical electric field at which this transition occurs.
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