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polarization direction crystal or cartesian coordinates

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 1:05 am
by burkzdemir
Is the polarization direction defined in crystal axes or cartesian axes? For example when we have hcp structure the angle between x and y coordinates is not 90 degrees.

Re: polarization direction crystal or cartesian coordinates

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 7:34 am
by Daniele Varsano
Dear Burak,
the polarization vector is in cartesian coordinates.
Best,
Daniele