Physical Properties of Crystals: Their Representation by Tensors and Matrices |
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... symmetry of a physical property ' . A physical property of a crystal consists of a relation between certain ... centre of symmetry , we could invert the stresses and strains through a centre , instead of inverting the crystal . If we ...
... symmetry of a physical property ' . A physical property of a crystal consists of a relation between certain ... centre of symmetry , we could invert the stresses and strains through a centre , instead of inverting the crystal . If we ...
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... symmetry elements possessed by the crystal . Then the coefficients describing the effect must be the same after trans- formation as before . ( i ) Centre of symmetry . To illustrate the method let us first consider again a crystal ...
... symmetry elements possessed by the crystal . Then the coefficients describing the effect must be the same after trans- formation as before . ( i ) Centre of symmetry . To illustrate the method let us first consider again a crystal ...
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... centre of symmetry : taking an origin of coordinates at the centre of sym- metry the operation is to move each point ( x , y , z ) to the position ( −x , −y , −z ) . This operation is known as inversion . ( ii ) mirror plane : an ...
... centre of symmetry : taking an origin of coordinates at the centre of sym- metry the operation is to move each point ( x , y , z ) to the position ( −x , −y , −z ) . This operation is known as inversion . ( ii ) mirror plane : an ...
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THE GROUNDWORK OF CRYSTAL PHYSICS | 3 |
EQUILIBRIUM PROPERTIES | 51 |
ELECTRIC POLARIZATION | 68 |
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angle anisotropic applied axial vector centre of symmetry Chapter coefficients conductivity constant crystal classes crystal properties crystal symmetry cube cubic crystals defined denoted diad axis dielectric dijk direction cosines dummy suffix elastic electric field ellipsoid equation example force given grad H₁ H₂ heat flow Hence hexagonal homogeneous indicatrix isothermal isotropic k₁ magnetic magnitude matrix notation measured moduli monoclinic number of independent Onsager's Principle optical activity orientation orthorhombic Ox₁ P₁ parallel Peltier permittivity perpendicular photoelastic effect piezoelectric effect plane plate polarization principal axes produced pyroelectric pyroelectric effect quantities radius vector referred refractive index relation representation quadric represented right-handed rotation S₁ scalar second-rank tensor set of axes shear strain stress suffix notation surface susceptibility symmetry elements Table temperature gradient thermal expansion thermodynamics thermoelectric effects Thomson heat tion transformation law triclinic trigonal uniaxial values x₁ Young's Modulus zero