Burgers vector

English

Etymology

Named after Dutch physicist Jan Burgers.

Noun

Burgers vector (plural Burgers vectors)

  1. (crystallography) A mathematical vector that represents the magnitude and direction of the distortion in a dislocation in a crystal lattice.
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