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BURGERS VECTOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
  • Mineralogy
DEF

The vector required to complete a Burgers circuit.

OBS

It is the same as the vector of, and independent of the position of, the crystal dislocation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Vecteur de déplacement élémentaire associé à une boucle de dislocation et correspondant généralement à la distance entre deux nœuds consécutifs du réseau dans la direction du déplacement.

CONT

Ces dislocations sont caractérisées par leurs «vecteurs de Burgers» (force de dislocation et direction de glissement).

Spanish

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