Elastic constants of nematic liquid crystals of uniaxial symmetry
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Elastic Constants of Nematic Liquid Crystals of Uniaxial Symmetry
We study in detail the influence of molecular interactions on the Frank elastic constants of uniaxial nematic liquid crystals composed of molecules of cylindrical symmetry. A brief summary of the status of theoretical development for the elastic constants of nematics is presented. Considering a pair potential having both repulsive and attractive parts numerical calculations are reported for thr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0953-8984,1361-648X
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/16/41/001