Question: Determine the principal polarizations for a wave traveling in the direction (x + y)/2 in a crystal with dielectric tensor (3.5.23). A program like Mathematica
Determine the principal polarizations for a wave traveling in the direction (x̂ + ŷ)/√2 in a crystal with dielectric tensor (3.5.23). A program like Mathematica can easily diagonalize a 3 × 3 matrix. Convert the Christoffel equation (3.5.22) to an equation for D(vector) = ϵ̃E(vector).

= 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 (3.5.23)
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From Exercise 351 we have k22 0 1 k2 k wu02 0 21 k k 21 2 k2 wu03 This can be converted to ... View full answer
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