A beginner's guide to the modern theory of polarization
Materials Science
2021-03-09 v1
Abstract
The so-called {\it Modern Theory of Polarization}, which rigorously defines the spontaneous polarization of a period solid and provides a route for its computation in electronic structure codes through the Berry phase, is introduced in a simple qualitative discussion.
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@article{arxiv.1202.1831,
title = {A beginner's guide to the modern theory of polarization},
author = {Nicola A Spaldin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1202.1831},
year = {2021}
}