Extended mean-field molecular theory for the smectic-C to smectic-A orientational transitions

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 7435-7441

  Hu, Liangbin ^a   Tao, Ruibao ^a,b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CCAST WORLD LABORATORY   (China)

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EID: 4243578596     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.58.7435     Document Type: Article

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