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Phase Biaxiality in Nematic Liquid Crystals

Experimental evidence for phase biaxiality in various thermotropic liquid crystalline systems

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  1. Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Institut für Makromolekulare Chemie Stefan-Meier-Strasse 31, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany

    Kirsten Severing

  2. Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Institut für Physik, Friedemann-Bach Platz 6, D-06108 Halle/Saale, Germany

    Kay Saalwächter

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  1. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

    Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy

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Severing, K., Saalwächter, K. (2007). Phase Biaxiality in Nematic Liquid Crystals. In: Ramamoorthy, A. (eds) Thermotropic Liquid Crystals. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5354-1_5

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