Calculation of the Dielectric Constant as a Function of Temperature Close to the Smectic A-Smectic B Transition in B5 Using the Mean Field Model

Table 1

Values of the coefficients according to (6) for the smectic A-smectic B transition below 𝑇_𝑐 within the temperature interval under the electric fields indicated for compound B5.

E (kV/cm)	𝑇𝑐 (^oC)	a (^oC^−1)	𝑎1	𝑎2	2𝐷/𝑒𝜒𝑜𝜀𝑜	Temperature interval (^oC)
0	71.3	0.056	1.16	1.70	0.172	70.14 < T < 71.24
67	71.3	0.057	1.13	2.53	0.173	70.06 < T < 71.29