Theoretical study of the anomalous surface tension properties of liquid crystals

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2583-2593

  Martinez Raton Y ^a   Velasco, E ^b   Somoza, A M ^c   Mederos, L ^d   Sluckin, T J ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0007458391     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.475643     Document Type: Article

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