In reply to Bob Cook's message of Mon, 19 May 2014 16:37:16 -0700: Hi, [snip] >Robin-- > >Would a crack cause alignment of magnetic lines of force better than the >uniform lattice. If so, a crack in conjunction with magnetic field may be >the NAE Ed has discussed. > >Bob
I would think that due to the existence of magnetic domains in the lattice it would actually be better at conducting (and hence aligning) magnetic field lines than a crack. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html