SEARCH Articles Figures Tables First-order nematic-isotropic phase transition Isotropic nematic transition Isotropic phase Isotropic-nematic Isotropic-nematic phase transition Maier-Saupe theory Isotropic-nematic phase transition Onsager theory Isotropic-nematic phase transition computer simulations Isotropic-nematic phase transition dynamics Isotropic-nematic phase transition orientation Isotropic-nematic phase transition thermotropic liquid crystals Mesogens isotropic-nematic phase transition Molecular dynamics isotropic-nematic phase transition Nematic-isotropic phase Phase nematic Phases nematic phase The Isotropic to Nematic Phase Transition The Nematic-Isotropic Phase Transition