Effective exponents of nematic liquid crystals
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- Published by EDP Sciences in Journal de Physique
- Vol. 43 (2) , 251-253
- https://doi.org/10.1051/jphys:01982004302025100
Abstract
Effective « exponents » γ', v' and Δ' in the nematic phase are calculated and found to be different from their counterparts in the isotropic phase. Measurements of these exponents are proposedKeywords
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