Abstract
ABSTRACT We study influence of a weak disorder on 1st and 2nd order phase transitions in which a continuous symmetry is broken. As illustrative cases we choose the isotropic-nematic (I-N) and nematic-smectic A (N-SmA) liquid crystal phase transitions. We yield an explanation for the established domain pattern and estimate the phase behaviour as a function of the disorder strength.
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