4247
Accession Number
12061
Title Of Article Chaper
The amateur scientist: what causes the color in plastic objects stressed between two polarizing filters
Title Of Journal Book
Scientific American
Volume
248
Issue
6
Pages
146-152
Collation
diagrams.
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The use of polarized light and birefringence phenomena for stress analysis of transparent materials is described and illustrated. (Abstractor's note: This technique could be useful in the examination of objects made of glass or transparent plastics.) -- AATA
pub_id
4247