ELASTIC-CONSTANTS AS KEY FOR A MOLECULAR-MODEL OF CHOLESTERICS

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作者
VANDERMEER, BW
VERTOGEN, G
机构
[1] STATE UNIV GRONINGEN, INST THEORET PHYS, GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS
[2] CATHOLIC UNIV NIJMEGEN, INST THEORET PHYS, NIJMEGEN, NETHERLANDS
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D O I
10.1016/0375-9601(79)90643-1
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
The cholesteric state and its distortion free energy are discussed in terms of a molecular model. The influence of packing entropy is analyzed. Expressions are given for the temperature dependence of the pitch and the elastic constants. © 1979.
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页码:486 / 488
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