Theoretical study of molecular ordering in liquid crystals with the help of intermolecular interaction energy calculations

Phase Transitions

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 211-221

  Ojha, Durga Prasad ^a  

^a ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MOLECULES; NUMERICAL METHODS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

ATOMIC DIPOLE COMPONENTS; CONFIGURATIONAL ENERGY; INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTION ENERGY CALCULATIONS; MOLECULAR ORDERING; NET ATOMIC CHARGE; RAYLEIGH-SCHRODINGER PERTURBATION METHOD;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0034482775     PISSN: 01411594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411590008228990     Document Type: Article

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