Tensor distinction of domain pairs in ferroic crystals.
A classification of domain pairs in ferroic crystals is given in which all domain pairs in each class can be distinguished by the same set of physical property tensors. Tabulations are presented giving in which ferroic phase transitions such domain pairs arise. Whether a physical property tensor can or cannot distinguish between the domains of domain pairs of each class is given for a wide variety of physical properties. This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant No. DMR-9722799.
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Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, Penn State Berks Campus, PO Box 7006, Reading, PA 19610-6009, USA. u3c@mail.psu.edu