Isotropic-nematic phase behavior of length-polydisperse hard rods

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 6868-6882

  Wensink, H H ^a   Vroege, G J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FREE ENERGY; PHASE EQUILIBRIA;

POLYDISPERSE HARD RODS;

DISPERSIONS;

EID: 0142020867     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1599277     Document Type: Article

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