electric polarizability, \(\alpha\)

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E01933
Tensor quantity relating the induced @E01929@, \(p_{\text{i}}\), to the applied @E01931@, \(E\), \(p_{\text{i}}=\alpha \ E\).
Source:
Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 22 [Terms] [Book]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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