MOLECULAR STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION OF NEMATICS IN TERMS OF THE RANDOM-PHASE APPROXIMATION

被引:8
作者
VERTOGEN, G
VANDERMEER, BW
机构
[1] STATE UNIV GRONINGEN,SOLID STATE PHYS LAB,GRONINGEN,NETHERLANDS
[2] CATHOLIC UNIV NIJMEGEN,MAT RES INST,NIJMEGEN,NETHERLANDS
[3] STATE UNIV GRONINGEN,INST THEORET PHYS,GRONINGEN,NETHERLANDS
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1979年 / 19卷 / 01期
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevA.19.370
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A calculation of the Maier-Saupe model is given in terms of the random-phase approximation. The influence of the range of the intermolecular potential is analyzed. Notably, attention is paid to short-range-order effects in the isotropic phase. It appears that light-scattering data can be understood using a short-range potential. © 1979 The American Physical Society.
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页码:370 / 374
页数:5
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