Spinodal decomposition in liquid crystalline materials
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The theory of phase separation m a liquid crystal by spinodal decompoSit1on is developed The time evolution of two coupled parameters, the volume concentration (or mole fraction), and the orientational order parameter is calculated The conditions for penodic fluctuations are gJven and the structure factor for spinodal decomposition is studied
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