Mulder, B.M.; Ruijgrok, Th.W. - In: Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 113 (1982) 1, pp. 145-167
We consider a mean field theory for nematic liquid crystals consisting of biaxial molecules. The internal degrees of freedom of the molecules are described by eight variables, three of which are the components of the angular momentum. The five remaining variables are the components of the...