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We observe mass pumping of a ferroelectric smectic-C liquid crystal induced by an applied ac voltage. The flow is unidirectional, reflecting the chirality of the system. An elastohydrodynamic model of the smectic-C phase is used to explain the observations.
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Zou et al. (1995) studied this question.
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