A computer simulation investigation of the Freedericksz transition for the nematic phase of a Gay-Berne mesogen

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

Volumn 402, Issue PART 3, 2003, Pages

  Luckhurst, Geoffrey R ^a   Satoh, Katsuhiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Elastic constant; Freedericksz transition; Gay Berne mesogen; Nematic

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BENZENE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; THERMAL EFFECTS; VOLUME FRACTION;

ELASTIC CONSTANT; FREEDERICKSZ TRANSITION; GAY-BERNE MESOGEN; MESOGEN;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 12844281070     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15421400390243354     Document Type: Conference Paper

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