Theory of uniaxial and biaxial nematic phases in bent-core systems

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Mettout, B ^a  

^a LPTM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOSTRUCTURAL TRANSITIONS; MESOGENIC SYSTEMS; NEMATIC PHASES; ORTHORHOMBIC MICELLES;

ANISOTROPY; CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; MICELLES; ROTATION; TENSORS; THERMODYNAMICS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 28844480555     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.72.031706     Document Type: Article

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