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On completion of this tutorial you should:

  • understand the phenomenon of birefringence
  • know how materials scientists use photoelasticity
  • be able to distinguish between isochromatic and isoclinic fringes
  • be able to relate stress patterns in polycarbonate rods to the bending rig used and the deformation in the rod
  • know and be able to use the Stress-Optic Law

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