Abstract
The lattice version of the Maier-Saupe model of a nematic liquid crystal, in which all molecules are restricted to be on a simple-cubic lattice with periodic boundary conditions and to interact only with their nearest neighbors through the interaction energy , is investigated using a Monte Carlo technique. The lattice is found to undergo a first-order phase transition at with a spontaneous order of at the transition.
- Received 1 March 1972
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.6.426
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