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A P-V-T test of the preferred density model for reentrant nematics

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Gordon and Breach Science Publishers.

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The hypothesis of Pershan and Prost, that the reentrant nematic phase occurs because the smectic A phase can exist only near an optimum density, is tested and found to be in substantial disagreement with experiment.

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Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Letters, 1986, Vol.3, p169-175

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1986 OPA (Overseas Publishers Association) N.V.