Weakly nematic–highly nematic phase transitions in main-chain liquid-crystalline polymers

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 585-594

  Matsuyama, Akihiko ^a   Kato, Tadaya ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0000068470     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.58.585     Document Type: Article

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