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Theory of thermotropic polymer liquid crystals

Witold Brostow, Janusz Walasek

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The thermal nematic system consisting of semiflexible polymer liquid crystal chains is considered. Orientational order for liquid crystal particles and for chain as a whole in addition to the chain anisotropy parameters at the nematic-to-isotropic transition and in the stable nematic phase are considered. Results are obtained by extension of the Maier and Saupe theory of thermotropic liquid crystals on systems of semiflexible macromolecules.

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Key concepts: Thermotropic crystal, Liquid crystal, Materials science, Isotropy, Anisotropy, Polymer, Phase transition, Phase (matter)