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A Monte Carlo investigation of the Lebwohl-Lasher lattice model in the vicinity of its orientational phase transition

U. Fabbri CINECA, Via Magnanelli, 40033, Casalecchio, Bologna, Italy
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C. Zannoni Istituto di Chimica Fisica, Universitá, Viale Risorgimento, 4, 40136, Bologna, Italy
Pages 763-788 | Received 06 Jan 1986, Accepted 05 Feb 1986, Published online: 22 Aug 2006

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