Nematic isotropic phase transition: An alternative formulation

Modern Physics Letters B

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 107-114

  Mukherjee, Prabir K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

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EID: 0001151914     PISSN: 02179849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0217984997000153     Document Type: Article

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