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Liquid Crystals Volume 45, 2018 - Issue 13-15: A Festschrift in honour of Professor Claudio Zannoni; Guest Editors: Roberto Berardi, Luca Muccioli and Paolo Pasini
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Invited Article

Contributions of repulsive and attractive interactions to nematic order

Peter Palffy-MuhorayLiquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jamie M. TaylorLiquid Crystal Institute and Department of Mathematical Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA
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Epifanio G. VirgaDipartimento di Matematica, Università di Pavia, Pavia, ItalyORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2295-8055
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Xiaoyu ZhengDepartment of Mathematical Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA
Pages 2352-2360 | Received 29 Jun 2018, Published online: 04 Oct 2018

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