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[[Lars Onsager]] | The '''Onsager theory''' for the isotropic-[[nematic phase |nematic]] phase transition was developed by [[Lars Onsager]] (Ref. 1). | ||
In a 3-dimensional gas of [[hard rods]] there are two contributions to the [[entropy]]: a part due to translation and a part due to orientation. These two contributions are coupled. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
#L. Onsager "THE EFFECTS OF SHAPE ON THE INTERACTION OF COLLOIDAL PARTICLES", Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences '''51''' pp. 627- (1949) | #L. Onsager "THE EFFECTS OF SHAPE ON THE INTERACTION OF COLLOIDAL PARTICLES", Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences '''51''' pp. 627- (1949) | ||
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The Onsager theory for the isotropic-nematic phase transition was developed by Lars Onsager (Ref. 1). In a 3-dimensional gas of hard rods there are two contributions to the entropy: a part due to translation and a part due to orientation. These two contributions are coupled.
References
- L. Onsager "THE EFFECTS OF SHAPE ON THE INTERACTION OF COLLOIDAL PARTICLES", Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 51 pp. 627- (1949)