Theory of Translational and Orientational Melting with Application to Liquid Crystals
- 1 May 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
- Vol. 13 (2), 137-148
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15421407108084959
Abstract
A theory of melting with application to liquid crystals in which both translational and orientational order parameters are taken into account is developed in a manner similar to that of Kirkwood and Monroe.Keywords
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