Short-range correlations in two-dimensional liquid crystals
- 1 February 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 11 (2), 713-720
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.11.713
Abstract
We propose here a molecular theory of liquid crystals based on well-known theory of classical liquids. The method of calculation involves the simultaneous solution of two coupled nonlinear integral equations. The one- and two-particle distribution functions are obtained, as are order parameters as functions of density and temperature. The results are compared with those of mean-field calculations.Keywords
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