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A molecular field theory for uniaxial nematic liquid crystals formed by non-cylindrically symmetric molecules

G.R. Luckhurst Department of Chemistry, The University, Southampton, SO9 5NH, England
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C. Zannoni Department of Chemistry, The University, Southampton, SO9 5NH, England
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P.L. Nordio Istituto di Chimica Fisica dell'Università, Padova, Italia
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U. Segre Istituto di Chimica Fisica dell'Università, Padova, Italia
Pages 1345-1358 | Received 25 Apr 1975, Published online: 23 Aug 2006

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