Density functional theory for chiral nematic liquid crystals

Molecular Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 18, 2016, Pages 2574-2579

  Allen, Michael P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

liquid crystals; Theory

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; FREE ENERGY; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS;

CHIRAL NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; EXPANSION COEFFICIENTS; ROTATIONAL INVARIANTS; THEORY;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 84962076956     PISSN: 00268976     EISSN: 13623028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2016.1168532     Document Type: Article

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