Handbook of Liquid Crystals

Microscopic Investigations Including Basic Concepts, Phenomenology, and Morphology Chemical Constitution Theory of the Liquid-Crystalline State Behavior in Magnetic and Electric Fields X-Ray and Neutron Scattering, Positron Annihilation, Mossbauer Investigations, and Cherenkov Radiation Optical Properties of Optically Inactive Mesophases Optical Properties of Optically Active Mesophases Thermodynamic Properties Liquid Crystals as Solvents in Gas Chromatography and in Chemical Reactions Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Electron Spin Resonance Studies Lyotropic Mesomorphism Liquid Crystals in Living Systems Liquid-Crystalline Order in Polymers Technical Applications History, Reviews, and Books References Subject…