order parameter (S) of two cholesteric liquid crystals—cholesteryl benzoate and laurate are
reported in the smectic, cholesteric and isotropic phases. The order parameters have been
evaluated using Aver'yanov's relations. The S values determined are good agreement with
NMR data. The mean polarizabilities (α) of a few cholesteric liquid crystals have been
evaluated using (i) the modified method of Lippincott-δ-function potential model and (ii) the …