NOVEL SURFACE PHASE-TRANSITION IN NEMATIC LIQUID-CRYSTALS - WETTING AND THE KOSTERLITZ-THOULESS TRANSITION

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SLUCKIN, TJ [1 ]
PONIEWIERSKI, A [1 ]
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[1] UNIV SOUTHAMPTON,DEPT CHEM,SOUTHAMPTON SO9 5NH,HANTS,ENGLAND
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.55.2907
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O4 [物理学];
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