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Molecular simulation and theory of liquid crystal surface anchoring

MICHAEL P. ALLEN H. H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Royal Fort, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TL, UK
Pages 1391-1397 | Received 08 Oct 1998, Accepted 01 Nov 1998, Published online: 01 Sep 2009

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Agnieszka Chrzanowska. (2003) Application of Gaussian quadratures to density functional (df) theories of confined liquid crystals. Journal of Computational Physics 191:1, pages 265-281.
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Michael P. Allen. (2000) Pressure tensor profiles at the isotropic–nematic interface. Chemical Physics Letters 331:5-6, pages 513-518.
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