An object that possesses this property can undergo birefringence due to orientation-dependent differences in its index of refraction.
The Hughes-Drever experiment ruled out a second light tensor field in general relativity by noting that if not proportional to the metric, it would induce this. A spectrophotometric method named for this property evaluates the polarization of fluorescent probes to generate a binding curve; in this method, the G-factor relates differently oriented light sources. The magnetocrystalline form of this property represents the energy needed to deflect the magnetic moment of a single crystal based on the spin-orbit coupling that occurs within the crystal lattice. An object that possesses this property can undergo birefringence due to orientation-dependent differences in its index of refraction. For 10 points, name this characteristic of substances like graphite with direction-dependent properties.
The Hughes-Drever experiment ruled out a second light tensor field in general relativity by noting that if not proportional to the metric, it would induce this.
anisotropy