The isotropic-to-nematic phase transition in hard helices: Theory and simulation

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 138, Issue 16, 2013, Pages

  Frezza, Elisa ^a   Ferrarini, Alberta ^a   Kolli, Hima Bindu ^b   Giacometti, Achille ^b   Cinacchi, Giorgio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSED MATTER SYSTEM; HIGH HELICITY; MONTE CARLO COMPUTER SIMULATIONS; NEMATIC PHASE; ONSAGER THEORY; SIZE AND SHAPE; SPHEROCYLINDERS; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

NATURAL POLYMERS; PHASE DIAGRAMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

POLYMER;

CHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHASE TRANSITION; QUANTUM THEORY; SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHASE TRANSITION; POLYMERS; QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 84877258490     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4802005     Document Type: Article

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