TY - JOUR AU - Cuesta, J. A. AU - Fernández Tejero, Carlos AU - Xu, H. AU - Baus, Marc PY - 1991 DO - 10.1103/PhysRevA.44.5306 SN - 1050-2947 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/58894 T2 - Physical Review A AB - Recent attempts to generalize the classical Onsager theory of nematic ordering to finite-density systems of finite-length hard convex bodies are related and compared. It is pointed out that, although good results can be obtained in three-dimensions... LA - eng M2 - 5306 PB - American Physical Society KW - Density-functional theory KW - Spherocylinders ellipsoids KW - Crystals KW - Systems KW - Spheres KW - Simulation KW - Fluid KW - Model TI - Effective-liquid approach to the generalized Onsager theories of the isotropic-nematic transition of hard convex-bodies TY - journal article VL - 44 ER -