A lattice model Monte Carlo simulation of cholesteric liquid crystal with freely rotating molecules

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 227-235

  Saha, Jayashree ^a   Saha, M ^b  

^a S N BOSE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR BASIC SCIENCES   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Chiral molecules; Monte Carlo; Phase transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006862854     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927029708024152     Document Type: Article

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