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Nematic isotropic phase transition: An alternative formulation
P K MUKHERJEE
Published in WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD
1997
Volume: 11
   
Issue: 43499
Pages: 107 - 114
Abstract
Nematic-Isotropic (N-I) phase transition is discussed in an alternative way by using Landau-de Gennes phenomenological theory. The temperature difference of TNI - T* is obtained near the tricritical point. We also obtained the value of the ratio (Q* -QNI)/QNI, where Q* is the order parameter at the temperature T* of the absolute stability limit of the isotropic phase and QNI is the order parameter at the nematic-isotropic transition temperature TNI.
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JournalModern Physics Letters B
PublisherWORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD
ISSN0217-9849