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An International Journal at the Interface Between Chemistry and Physics
Volume 55, 1985 - Issue 5
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On the free energy density of non-uniform nematics

A. Poniewierski University of Southampton, Southampton, SO9 5NH, England; Department of Chemistry, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 01-224, Warszawa, Poland
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T.J. Sluckin University of Southampton, Southampton, SO9 5NH, EnglandView further author information
Pages 1113-1127 | Received 18 Dec 1984, Accepted 28 Jan 1985, Published online: 12 Aug 2006

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