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Optical and statistical anisotropy in nematics

Paolo Biscari, Gianfranco Capriz (1993)

Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. Rendiconti Lincei. Matematica e Applicazioni

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Two parameters seem to be of the essence for the description of the distribution of molecular directions in a nematic: the degrees of prolation and of triaxiality. Fundamental mechanical and optic properties can be expressed in terms of the two parameters.