Abstract
It has become well established that systems of long rod-like molecules can exhibit the oriented nematic liquid crystal phase due to the hard core repulsion even without intermolecular attraction.
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Kimura, H. (1989). Can Rod-like Molecules Form a Smectic Phase Without Attractive Forces?. In: Takayama, H. (eds) Cooperative Dynamics in Complex Physical Systems. Springer Series in Synergetics, vol 43. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74554-6_6
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