Monte Carlo simulations of smectic phase transitions in flexible-rigid-flexible molecules

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 110, Issue 24, 1999, Pages 12183-12192

  Casey, Alison ^a   Harrowell, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENTROPY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

SMECTIC PHASE TRANSITIONS; STERIC INTERACTIONS;

SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0032607081     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.479155     Document Type: Article

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