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The determination of the order parameters and director alignment in the nematic phase of a liquid crystalline side-chain polymer by the resolution of dielectric loss spectra

Pages 1087-1100 | Received 30 Jan 1986, Accepted 10 Apr 1986, Published online: 22 Aug 2006

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