Statistical theory of nematic liquid crystals composed of biaxial ellipsoidal particles

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

Volumn 293, Issue , 1997, Pages 135-173

  Zakhlevnykh, Alexander N ^a   Sosnin, Peter A ^b  

^a PERM STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF CONTINUOUS MEDIA MECHANICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Biaxial ellipsoidal particles; Nematic liquid; Phase transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342602042     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259708042770     Document Type: Article

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