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The α–β phase transition in quartz has features which workers have long found puzzling. My purpose is to explore using a theory for this that is rather different conceptually from those used by other workers. It does suggest different kinds of experiments, likely to shed light on aspects of the transition, and a possible modification of theory which might be helpful in understanding some subtleties.
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Ericksen, J. On the Theory of the α–β Phase Transition in Quartz. Journal of Elasticity 63, 61–86 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013047100380
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