Theory and simulation of two-dimensional nematic and tetratic phases

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

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Geng, Jun ^a   Selinger, Jonathan V ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-COEFFICIENT; BROKEN DOWN; FOUR-FOLD SYMMETRY; LANDAU EXPANSION; LANDAU THEORY; MEAN-FIELD; MEAN-FIELD CALCULATIONS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; ROTATIONAL SYMMETRIES; SYMMETRY-BREAKING; TRIANGULAR LATTICE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS; TWOFOLD SYMMETRY; VOLUME MODELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

SIMULATORS;

EID: 68949114029     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.80.011707     Document Type: Article

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