Evidence of tricritical behavior at the nematic isotropic transition

International Journal of Modern Physics B

Volumn 12, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 1585-1599

  Mukherjee, Prabir K ^a  

^a SAHA INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (India)

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EID: 0000281880     PISSN: 02179792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0217979298000867     Document Type: Article

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