Density and temperature dependence of the isotropic-nematic transition
- 1 June 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 60 (11), 4579-4581
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1680941
Abstract
An equation that relates the density and temperature of a fluid at a transition between isotropic‐liquid and nematic phases is proposed and found to be consistent with available data. Both steric repulsions and van der Waals interactions are included in the discussion.Keywords
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