Liquid crystal phases
.Lyotropic phases
..Cubic phases
..Hexagonal phases
..Lamellar phases
..Micellar phases
...Micellar isotropis phases
...Micellar nematic phases
....Micellar biaxial phases
....Micellar disclike phases
....Micellar rodlike phases
.Thermotropic phases
..Discotic phases
...Columnar phases
...Discotic cholesteric phases
...Discotic isotropic phases			
...Discotic nematic phases
..Thermotropic rodlike phases
...Blue phases
...Rodlike cholesteric phases
...Rodlike isotropic phases
...Rodlike nematic phases
...Smectic phases
....Smectic A phases
.....Smectic A1 phases
.....Smectic A2 phases
.....Smectic Ad phases
.....Smectic TGB phases
....Smectic B phases
.....Crystal B phases
.....Hexatic B phases
....Smectic C phases
....Smectic C* phases
.....Ferroelectric phases
.....Ferrielectric phases
.....Antiferroelectric phases
....Smectic E phases
....Smectic F phases
....Smectic G phases
....Smectic H phases
....Smectic I phases


Liquid crystal theories			
.Molecular statistical theories
..Lebwohl-Lasher model
..Maier-Saupe theory
..McMillan model
..Meyer-Lubensky model
..Onsager model
.Phenomenological theories
..Frank elastic theory
..Landau-de Gennes theory


Liquid crystal ordering			
.Orientational ordering
..Biaxial ordering
..Cholesteric ordering
..Helical ordering
..Nematic ordering
..Tilt ordering
.Positional ordering
..Bond-orientational ordering
..Crystal ordering
..Hexatic ordering
..Smectic ordering


Experimental methods			
.Calorimetry
.Dielectric measurements
.Dilatomy
.Electron paramagnetic resonance
.Light scattering
..Brillouin scattering
..Raman scattering
..Rayleigh scattering
.Neutron scattering
.Non-linear optics
.Nuclear magnetic resonance
.Polarization microscopy
..Conoscopy
..Orthoscopy
.X-ray diffraction



Liquid crystal textures
.Fingerprint texture
.Focal-conic texture
.Granjean texture
.Maugin texture
.Schlieren texture


Liquid crystal dynamics			
.Flow phenomena
..Electrohydrodynamics
..Nematodynamics
.Orientational fluctuations
..Local fluctuations
..Nematic order director fluctuations
..Phase fluctuations


Liquid crystal transitions
.Phase transitions
..Liquid crystal-crystal phase transitions
..Nematic-cholesteric phase transitions
..Nematic-isotropic phase transitions
..Nematic-smectic phase transitions
.Structural phase transitions
..Freedericksz transitions


Microconfined liquid crystals		
.Droplets
.Cylinders
.Randomly confined liquid crystals
..Polymer dispersed liquid crystals
..Porous systems
.Thin films
..Freestanding films


Surface phenomena
.Alignment
.Anchoring
..Anchoring transitions
.Surface-induced layering
.Surface-induced ordering
.Wetting
..Prewetting transitions
..Wetting transitions


Liquid crystal applications		
.Ferroelectric liquid crystal cells
.Polymer dispersed liquid crystal cells
.Smectic A cells
.Supertwist cells
.Twist cells

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