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Refractive indices, density and order parameter of two liquid crystals HBT and OBT
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The temperature variation of refractive indices (ne, ne), birefringence (δn), density (ρ) and order parameter (S) of two liquid crystals, namely, N-(p-hexyloxybenzylidene)-p-toluidine (HBT) and N-(...Abstract:
The temperature variation of refractive indices (ne, ne), birefringence (δn), density (ρ) and order parameter (S) of two liquid crystals, namely, N-(p-hexyloxybenzylidene)-p-toluidine (HBT) and N-(...read more
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Calculation of Optical Parameters of Liquid Crystals
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Refractive indices, density and order parameter of some technologically important liquid crystalline mixtures
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Refractive Indices and Optical Anisotropy of Homologous Liquid Crystals
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