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Molecular simulation of liquid crystals

Michael P. AllenDepartment of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK;H. H. Wills Physics Laboratory, Royal Fort, Bristol, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 2391-2417 | Received 22 Mar 2019, Accepted 22 Apr 2019, Published online: 07 May 2019

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