The molecular-statistical calculation of
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E. Govers; G. Vertogen
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Article
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1988
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Using the molecular-statistical theory of the thermodynamic properties of nematics and perturbation theory, the expressions for the elastic constants of uniaxial nematics are derived in terms of the mutual interactions between their constituent molecules. Next the elastic constants of the Maier-Saup