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LIQUID CRYSTALS

Birefringence and Order Parameter of Some Alkyl and Alkoxycyanobiphenyl Liquid Crystals

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Pages 327-340 | Received 23 Sep 1982, Accepted 15 Jun 1983, Published online: 20 Apr 2011

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