A molecular model for the smecticAphase
- 20 June 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Molecular Physics
- Vol. 55 (3), 689-700
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00268978500101641
Abstract
We discuss a simple molecular model of the smectic A phase for hard spherocylinders interacting with centre-to-centre 1/r 6 attractive potential. The theory predicts the smectic period of the smectic A phase. The influence of the additional attractive tail on the smectic A formation is studied. The detailed numerical results are given for hard spherocylinders with length to diameter ratio equal to 5 and 10.Keywords
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