Pair correlation functions and a free energy functional for the nematic phase

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Mishra, Pankaj ^a   Singh, Swarn Lata ^a   Ram, Jokhan ^a   Singh, Yashwant ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION THEORY; FREE ENERGY; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHASE BEHAVIOR;

CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; LONG-RANGE ANISOTROPIC INTERACTION; PAIR CORRELATION FUNCTIONS;

MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS;

EID: 34547606175     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2752170     Document Type: Article

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