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 2

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

E (kV/cm)	𝑇𝑐 (^oC)	a (^oC^−1)	2𝐷/𝑒𝜒𝑜𝜀𝑜	Temperature interval (^oC)
0	71.3	0.065	0.170	71.39 < T < 71.70
67	71.3	0.059	0.171	71.34 < T < 71.77