Physical Properties of Crystals: Their Representation by Tensors and Matrices

angle anisotropic applied birefringence centre of symmetry Chapter coefficients conductivity constant crystal classes crystal properties crystal symmetry cube cubic crystals defined denoted diad axis dielectric dijk electric field ellipsoid equal equation example follows given grad heat flow Hence hexagonal homogeneous indicatrix isothermal isotropic k₁ magnetic magnitude matrix notation measured monoclinic number of independent Onsager's Principle optic axis optical activity orientation orthorhombic Ox₁ P₁ parallel Peltier permittivity perpendicular photoelastic photoelastic effect piezoelectric effect piezoelectric moduli plane plate polarization positive principal axes pyroelectric quadric quartz radius vector referred refractive index relation representation quadric represents right-handed rotation scalar second-rank tensor shear Sijkl strain components suffixes symmetry elements Table temperature gradient tensile stress thermal expansion thermodynamics thermoelectric effects third-rank tensor Thomson heat tion transformation law triclinic trigonal uniaxial unit volume values wave normal x₁ Young's Modulus zero әт