Nematic and Smectic Phases: Dynamics and Phase Transition
We study in this paper the dynamics of molecules leading to the formation of nematic and smectic phases using a mobile 6-state Potts spin model with Monte Carlo simulation. Each Potts state represents a molecular orientation. We show that, with the choice of an appropriate microscopic Hamiltonian de...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-09-01
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Series: | Symmetry |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/9/1574 |