LIQUID CRYSTAL PHASE TRANSITIONS IN A SOLUTION OF ROD-LIKE AND DISK-LIKE PARTICLES
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Le Journal de Physique Colloques
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0449-1947
DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:1985308