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Noun Concept
Categories: Materials science, Mineralogy concepts, Crystallography, Vectors (mathematics and physics)
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Burgers vector  Burger's vector  Burger circuit
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In materials science, the Burgers vector, named after Dutch physicist Jan Burgers, is a vector, often denoted as b, that represents the magnitude and direction of the lattice distortion resulting from a dislocation in a crystal lattice. Wikipedia
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In materials science, the Burgers vector, named after Dutch physicist Jan Burgers, is a vector, often denoted as b, that represents the magnitude and direction of the lattice distortion resulting from a dislocation in a crystal lattice. Wikipedia
vector characterising a dislocation in a crystal lattice Wikidata
A mathematical vector that represents the magnitude and direction of the distortion in a dislocation in a crystal lattice. Wiktionary
IS A
vector
displacement
vector quantity
NAMED AFTER
Jan Burgers
RECOMMENDED UNIT OF MEASUREMENT
meter
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Burger's vector, Burger circuit, Burgers Vector

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