Abstract
Computer simulations are used to investigate the recent prediction (R. van Roij et al., 1995, Phys. Rev., E52, R1277) of transverse interlayer order in the smectic-A phase of hard spherocylinders. For short rods, and close to the melting point of the smectic-A phase, a fraction of about one per cent of the particles are in the transverse interlayer state. For longer rods and further away from the melting transition a much lower fraction is found. Possible implications for interlayer diffusion and end-over-end rotational diffusion are discussed.
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