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Going further
Books
- A. Putnis, Introduction to Mineral Sciences, CUP, 1992 (specifically Chapter 2, "Anisotropy and physical properties").
- R.E. Newnham, Structure-Property Relations Relations (Crystal chemistry of non-metallic materials), Springer-Verlag, 1975
- D.R. Lovett, Tensor Properties of Crystals, IOP, 1999
- P.J. Collings and M. Hird, Introduction to Liquid Crystals: Chemistry and Physics, Taylor & Francis, 1997
More advanced and detailed books:
- C. Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, 7th Edition 1995
- J.F. Nye, Physical Properties of Crystals: Their Representation by Tensors and Matrices, Oxford, 2nd Edition 1985
- E. Hecht, Optics, Addison-Wesley, 4th Edition 2001
Websites
- Polymers and Liquid Crystals
An award-winnning website based at Case Western Reserve University in the USA, with a Virtual Textbook and Virtual Laboratory. - Introduction
to Photoelasticity
A TLP covering many features of birefringence under polarised light. - Theoretical
methods for Mineral Sciences research
Summary of phase transitions and formation of domains in perovskites. - Optical
Birefringence
This comprehensive introduction to optical birefringence is part of the excellent award-winning Molecular Expressions website based at Florida State University in the USA. - Birefringence
in calcite crystals
Also part of the Molecular Expressions website, this is an interactive Java tutorial.
For some light relief, take a look at:
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