First-order nematic-smectic phase transition for ...
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| Title | First-order nematic-smectic phase transition for hard spherocylinders in the limit of infinite aspect ratio |
| Author(s) | J. Polson, D. Frenkel |
| Journal | Physical Review E |
| Date | 1997 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Start page | R6260 |
| End page | R6263 |
| Abstract | We report Monte Carlo simulations of the nematic-smectic phase transition for a system of hard spherocylinders with infinite length-to-diameter ratio. A finite-size scaling analysis suggests that this system undergoes a first-order phase transition. When combined with other simulations of the phase behavior of spherocylinders, these results suggest that the nematic-smectic phase transition is first-order for all aspect ratios. This appears to rule out the possibility of a tricritical point predicted by several density-functional theories. |
| ISSN | 1063-651X |
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