J Mater Sci Technol ›› 1999, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (04): 377-377.

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Relationship between Elastic Constants of Nematic Liquid Crystals and Molecular Pair Potential

Zhidong ZHANG, Guochen YANG   

  1. Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
  • Received:1999-01-15 Revised:1999-02-23 Online:1999-07-28 Published:2009-10-10
  • Contact: Zhidong ZHANG

Abstract: The elastic pair potential model of liquid crystal molecules was described. On the basis of Poniewiersky-Stecki statistical theory of the elastic constants of nematic liquid crystals, the effects of non-ideal rigid repulsion between molecules on the elastic constants of nematics were studied.

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