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The principal method for observing the orientational ordering |
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transition in dipolar systems is the $P_2$ order parameter (defined as |
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eigenvalue of the matrix, |
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transition in dipolar or liquid crystalline systems is the $P_2$ order |
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parameter (defined as $1.5 \times \lambda_{max}$, where |
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{\mathsf{S}} = \frac{1}{N} \sum_i \left( |
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