International
Tables for
Crystallography
Volume D
Physical properties of crystals
Edited by A. Authier

International Tables for Crystallography (2013). Vol. D, ch. 1.1, pp. 32-33

## Section 1.1.6. Glossary

A. Authiera*

aInstitut de Minéralogie et de Physique des Milieux Condensés, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
Correspondence e-mail: aauthier@wanadoo.fr

### 1.1.6. Glossary

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 basis vectors in direct space (covariant) basis vectors in reciprocal space (contravariant) components of a vector in direct space (contravariant) components of a vector in reciprocal space (covariant) components of the metric tensor components of a tensor of rank n, p times covariant and q times contravariant () transpose of matrix A tensor product outer product vector product partial derivative with respect to Kronecker symbol permutation tensor V volume p pressure components of the displacement vector components of the strain tensor components of the strain Voigt matrix components of the stress tensor components of the stress Voigt matrix elastic compliances reduced elastic compliances adiabatic elastic compliances elastic stiffnesses reduced elastic stiffnesses ν Poisson's ratio E Young's modulus Θ temperature σ entropy thermal expansion temperature-stress constant internal energy Gibbs free energy specific heat at constant stress and applied electric field E electric field D electric displacement H magnetic field B magnetic induction permittivity of vacuum dielectric constant dielectric tensor adiabatic dielectric tensor dielectric susceptibility dielectric impermeability pyroelectric tensor piezoelectric tensor reduced piezoelectric tensor reduced inverse piezoelectric tensor adiabatic piezoelectric tensor piezoelectric tensor at constant strain electrostriction tensor reduced electrostriction tensor piezo-optic tensor reduced piezo-optic tensor elasto-optic tensor reduced elasto-optic tensor Hall constant