A brief historical survey of progress in computer simulations of liquid crystal phases is provided. We stress the main ideas and developments in the field, concentrating on three different levels of molecular modelling: lattice models, soft nonspherical particles and atomistic models. Emphasis is pl
Long-range behaviour in liquid crystals by computer simulation
โ Scribed by Michael P. Allen
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 529 KB
- Volume
- 85
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-7322
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