title: Developed smectics: when exact solutions agree.
abstract: In the limit where the bending modulus vanishes, we construct layer configurations with arbitrary dislocation textures by exploiting a connection between uniformly spaced layers in two dimensions and developable surfaces in three dimensions. We then show how these focal textures can be used to construct layer configurations with finite bending modulus.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Complexity Science, Zeeman Building, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Gareth P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: Randall D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Kamien
authors.forename: Christian D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Santangelo