Weak first-order orientational transition in the Lebwohl-Lasher model for liquid crystals

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Weak first-order orientational transition in the Lebwohl-Lasher model for liquid crystals. / Zhang, Zhengping; Mouritsen, Ole G.; Zuckermann, Martin J.

In: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 69, No. 19, 1992, p. 2803-2806.

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Zhang, Z, Mouritsen, OG & Zuckermann, MJ 1992, 'Weak first-order orientational transition in the Lebwohl-Lasher model for liquid crystals', Physical Review Letters, vol. 69, no. 19, pp. 2803-2806. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.2803

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Zhang, Z., Mouritsen, O. G., & Zuckermann, M. J. (1992). Weak first-order orientational transition in the Lebwohl-Lasher model for liquid crystals. Physical Review Letters, 69(19), 2803-2806. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.2803

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Zhang Z, Mouritsen OG, Zuckermann MJ. Weak first-order orientational transition in the Lebwohl-Lasher model for liquid crystals. Physical Review Letters. 1992;69(19):2803-2806. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.2803

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Zhang, Zhengping ; Mouritsen, Ole G. ; Zuckermann, Martin J. / Weak first-order orientational transition in the Lebwohl-Lasher model for liquid crystals. In: Physical Review Letters. 1992 ; Vol. 69, No. 19. pp. 2803-2806.

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