Ronald Y. Dong
Abstract
The predictions of orientational order parameter in reentrant nematic liquid crystals using a Landau-type theory are compared with those from the McMillan-type molecular theory. Recent experimental results from birefringence, NMR and ESR studies are discussed.
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The predictions of orientational order parameter in reentrant nematic liquid crystals using a Landau-type theory are compared with those from the McMillan-type molecular theory. Recent experimental results from birefringence, NMR and ESR studies are discussed.
Key concepts: Liquid crystal, Reentrancy, Birefringence, Condensed matter physics, Order (exchange), Materials science, Landau theory, Type (biology)