Entropic bottlenecks to nematic ordering in an $R{P}^2$ apolar spin model

B. Kamala Latha, V. S. S. Sastry, S. R. Shenoy

The Lebwohl-Lasher model of uniaxial liquid crystals with (\textit{n} = 3, \textit{d} = 2) was reported earlier to undergo a crossover transition to a novel nematic phase at a temp…