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ESR And Liquid Crystals: Statistical Mechanics and Generalised Smoluchowski Equations

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The Molecular Dynamics of Liquid Crystals

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((ASIC,volume 431))

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A general overview of molecular dynamics in liquid crystals is presented, which will serve as the basis for our discussion of ESR experiments.

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Freed, J.H., Nayeem, A., Rananavare, S.B. (1994). ESR And Liquid Crystals: Statistical Mechanics and Generalised Smoluchowski Equations. In: Luckhurst, G.R., Veracini, C.A. (eds) The Molecular Dynamics of Liquid Crystals. NATO ASI Series, vol 431. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1168-3_4

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