Computer simulation of an unconfined liquid crystal film

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

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 3284-3294

  Mills, Stuart J ^a   Care, Christopher M ^a   Neal, Maureen P ^b   Cleaver, Douglas J ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIQUID CRYSTALS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; SURFACE STRUCTURE; SURFACE TENSION; WETTING;

GAY-BERNE FILM; GIBBS ENSEMBLE MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUE; INTERFACIAL SURFACE TENSION; ISOTROPIC WETTING; NEMATIC FILM; ORIENTATIONAL CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; PERPENDICULAR NEMATIC ORDERING;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 0032160943     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.58.3284     Document Type: Article

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