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ic Rev. Confirming Pages Exp. 15 Ordering in Nematic Liquid Crystals 221 At T = OK, the nematic order would become perfect; i.e., S(0) = 1. Thus we find S(0) = S**+A=1, A=1-S** (7) This allows us to rewrite Eq. (6) as S(T) = S** + (1 — S¥**) |z|? (8) which involves three free parameters—S**, T**,…