Abstract
We present the results of Monte Carlo simulations on a system of hard ellipsoids of revolution with length-to-breadth ratios a/b = 3, 2·75, 2, 1·25 and b/a = 3, 2·75, 2, 1·25. We identify four distinct phases, viz. isotropic fluid, nematic fluid, ordered solid and plastic solid. The coexistence points
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