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Computer simulation study of liquid crystal formation in a semi-flexible system of linked hard spheres

M.R. Wilson School of Physics and Materials, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YB, England
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M.P. Allen H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory, Royal Fort, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TL, England
Pages 277-295 | Received 27 Oct 1992, Accepted 04 Jan 1993, Published online: 26 Oct 2007

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