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Molecular Physics
An International Journal at the Interface Between Chemistry and Physics
Volume 54, 1985 - Issue 2
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The liquid-vapour interface of simple models of nematic liquid crystals

J.H. Thurtell School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Clark Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853, U.S.A.
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M.M. Telo da Gama School of Chemical Engineering, Olin Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853, U.S.A.
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K.E. Gubbins School of Chemical Engineering, Olin Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853, U.S.A.
Pages 321-332 | Received 17 Sep 1984, Accepted 27 Sep 1984, Published online: 23 Aug 2006

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  • For linear molecules the factor 8π2 is replaced by 4π
  • See Gray C.G. Gubbins K.E. Theory of Molecular Fluids Clarendon Press 1984 Chap. 2.
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  • This is not true if the cores are nonspherical and/or if other mean-field approximations are used.
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  • Note that this excludes systems with local cholesteric order
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