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The half-width temperature dependence of various bands from IR spectra of different smectic and cholesteric liquid crystals has been investigated. The activation energy for rotational diffusion Uoτ is determined in smectic, cholesteric and isotropic phases. A relationship between the value of Uoτ and mesophase stability was found.
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Симова et al. (1975) studied this question.
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