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The Twist Elastic Constant and Anchoring Energy of the Nematic Liquid Crystal 4-N-Octyl-4-Cyanobiphenyl

S. Faetti Dipartimento di Fisica dell', Universita' di Pisa, Piazza Torricelli 2, 56100 Pisa, Italy
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V. Palleschi Dipartimento di Fisica dell', Universita' di Pisa, Piazza Torricelli 2, 56100 Pisa, Italy
Pages 261-268 | Received 10 Nov 1986, Accepted 20 Feb 1987, Published online: 06 Nov 2007

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