Theory of phase transitions in the assembly of biaxial molecules interacting via dispersion forces

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 348, Issue , 2000, Pages 207-225

  Hosino, Masahito ^a,b   Nakano, Huzio ^a  

^a Tsuchiya Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULES; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE;

BIAXIAL MOLECULES; DISCOTIC PHASE; MOLECULAR SHAPE;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0034482531     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.1080/10587250008024807     Document Type: Article

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