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A liquid crystal device, includes: (a) a first substrate and a second substrate, (b) an elongated first electrode disposed on the first substrate and an elongated second electrode disposed on the second substrate so as to intersect the first electrode and form a pixel at the intersection of the firs

A liquid crystal device, includes: (a) a first substrate and a second substrate, (b) an elongated first electrode disposed on the first substrate and an elongated second electrode disposed on the second substrate so as to intersect the first electrode and form a pixel at the intersection of the first and second electrodes, (c) a linear projection disposed along the length of at least one of the first and second electrodes, and (d) a chiral smectic liquid crystal disposed between the first and second substrates in a thickness small enough to suppress the formation of a helical structure inherent to the chiral smectic liquid crystal in its bulk state. The chiral smectic liquid crystal forms a domain in such an alignment state that the liquid crystal has an inclination of forming or actually forms a pair of a hairpin defect and a lightning defect, the hairpin defect being disposed closer to the linear projection than the lightning defect.

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A liquid crystal device, comprising: (a) a first substrate having a plurality of first elongated electrodes formed thereon, each first elongated electrode defining two longitudinal edges and having a first linear projection associated therewith along one of said longitudinal edges, said first substr

A liquid crystal device, comprising: (a) a first substrate having a plurality of first elongated electrodes formed thereon, each first elongated electrode defining two longitudinal edges and having a first linear projection associated therewith along one of said longitudinal edges, said first substrate being provided with a uniaxial orientation axis in the direction from said first linear projection toward the other of said two longitudinal edges of said first elongated electrode associated therewith, (b) a second substrate having a plurality of second elongated electrodes disposed thereon opposite to and intersecting with said first elongated electrodes, said second substrate being provided with a uniaxial orientation axis in the same direction as the uniaxial orientation axis provided to said first substrate, and, (c) a chiral smectic liquid crystal disposed between said first and second substrates in a thickness small enough to suppress the formation of a helical structure inherent to said chiral smectic liquid crystal in its bulk state, said chiral smectic liquid crystal having an inclination of forming or actually forming a pair of a hairpin defect and a lightning defect, said hairpin defect being formed after said lightning defect in the direction of the uniaxial orientation axes.