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Fluctuations and Ordering in Nematic Liquid Crystals

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The paper discusses the odd-even fluctuation of the various thermodynamic properties of two homologous series of nematic liquid crystals near the nematic/isotropic transition temperature. A new alignment phenomenon not previously discussed in the literature (associated with horizontally aligned films between glass substrates) is reported. The degree of alignment near the nematic/isotropic transition temperature increases, while the order parameter decreases, reversibly with increasing temperature. Development of a rigorous theory of anisotropic intermolecular interactions to interpret quantitatively these experimental observations is suggested.

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  1. Science Center, Rockwell International, Thousand Oaks, California, 91360, USA

    Roger Chang

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  1. Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 06268, USA

    Julian F. Johnson

  2. Materials Research Laboratory Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 01002, USA

    Roger S. Porter

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Chang, R. (1978). Fluctuations and Ordering in Nematic Liquid Crystals. In: Johnson, J.F., Porter, R.S. (eds) Liquid Crystals and Ordered Fluids. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8888-7_24

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