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The effect of pressure and quadrupolar interactions on the nematic-isotropic transition properties: Numerical results for a system of prolate ellipsoids including second and fourth rank orientational order parameters

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The theory of isotropic-nematic transition described in earlier papers is applied to investigate the influence of quadrupolar interactions and pressure on the stability, ordering and thermodynamic transition properties retaining second and fourth rank orientational order parameters in the calculation for a system of hard ellipsoids of revolution characterized by its length-to-width ratio (x0 = 2a/2b). Results are in accordance with experimental observations. (author). 9 refs, 1 tab

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7 p.
Report number
IC--92/321

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Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
24009138
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Descriptors DEI
ORDER PARAMETERS; PERTURBATION THEORY; PRESSURE DEPENDENCE; QUADRUPOLES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
Descriptors DEC
MULTIPOLES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES