Mesogenic materials exhibit a multitude of transitions involving new phases. Studies of
these phases are of importance in a wide range of scientific fields and as such have …

We review a theory of freezing based on the density-functional approach andcompare a
variety of its versions. The application of the theory to the freezing of various simple and …

The theory of intermolecular forces has advanced very greatly in recent years. It has become
possible to carry out accurate calculations of intermolecular forces for molecules of useful …

In computer simulations of aspherical molecules a popular and effective representation of
the short-ranged attractive and repulsive interaetion consists of designating several sites in …

Exploring recent developments in the field, Coarse-Graining of Condensed Phase and
Biomolecular Systems examines systematic ways of constructing coarse-grained …

This pedagogical overview of liquid crystals is based on lectures for postgraduate students
given at the International Max Planck Research School “Modeling of Soft Matter”. I am …

A semiclassical theory of the width and shift of isolated infrared and Raman lines in the gas
phase is developed within the impact approximation. A parabolic trajectory model …

Liquid crystals are partially ordered systems without a rigid, long-range structure. The study
of these materials covers a wide area: chemical structure, physical properties and technical …

We consider a system of rodlike molecules interacting with a model pair potential φ (r σ),
where r is the center-of-mass distance and σ is an angle-dependent range parameter. It is …

Whereas self-propelled hard discs undergo motility-induced phase separation, self-
propelled rods exhibit a variety of nonequilibrium phenomena, including clustering …