Phenomenological theory of the direct isotropic to hexatic- B phase transition

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Das, Asok K ^a   Mukherjee, Prabir K ^b  

^a SURENDRANATH COLLEGE   (India)

^b PRESIDENCY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROGRAMMING THEORY; SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

B PHASE; FIRST ORDERS; MEAN-FIELD DESCRIPTIONS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; OTHER PHASE TRANSITIONS; PHENOMENOLOGICAL THEORIES;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 59949097713     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3067425     Document Type: Article

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