Influence of flexibility on the biaxial nematic phase of bent core liquid crystals: A Monte Carlo simulation study

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

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Bates, Martin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

BENDING POTENTIAL; BIAXIAL NEMATIC PHASE; LANDAU POINT;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 33845603002     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.74.061702     Document Type: Article

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