THEORIES OF PHASE-BEHAVIOR AND PHASE-TRANSITIONS IN LIQUID-CRYSTALS

Authors
TARAZONA P
Citation
P. Tarazona, THEORIES OF PHASE-BEHAVIOR AND PHASE-TRANSITIONS IN LIQUID-CRYSTALS, Philosophical transactions-Royal Society of London. Physical sciences and engineering, 344(1672), 1993, pp. 307-322
Citations number
48
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
Philosophical transactions-Royal Society of London. Physical sciences and engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
09628428
Volume
344
Issue
1672
Year of publication
1993
Pages
307 - 322
Database
ISI
SICI code
0962-8428(1993)344:1672<307:TOPAPI>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
This paper reviews the microscopic statistical theories of liquid crys tals for simple molecular systems. Starting from the early works of On sager, Maier and Saupe to the recent advances and trends for the futur e. Particular attention is paid to the theories for systems of hard bo dy molecules, which should play a central role in the development of t he theories, as the hard spheres model was crucial in the theory of si mple liquids.