Hard ellipsoid rod-plate mixtures: Onsag
β
Philip J. Camp; Michael P. Allen
π
Article
π
1996
π
Elsevier Science
π
English
β 799 KB
The liquid crystal phase transitions for a classical fluid mixture of hard ellipsoids with aspect ratios 10 : 1 and 1 : 10, and equal volume, have been studied at two compositions using Onsager theories and by computer simulation. The original Onsager form of the Helmholtz free energy contains the s