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March 1, 1981Molecular crystals and liquid crystals

A Molecular Theory of Re-entrant Polymorphism in Pure Liquid Crystals

G. R. Luckhurst Bakir A. Timimi

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Here we develop a molecular theory for the re-entrant nematic and smectic A mesophases by extending McMillan's treatment of the smectic A phase.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa5a8c466012019823a5238 https://doi.org/10.1080/01406568108080173

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