A novel experimental system was used to investigate the localized effects of microwave radiation on bovine eye lenses in culture for over 2 weeks. Using this setup, we found clear evidence that this radiation has a significant impact on the eye lens. At the macroscopic level, it is demonstrated that exposure to a few mW at 1 GHz for over 36 h affects the optical function of the lens. Most importantly, self-recovery occurs if the exposure is interrupted. At the microscopic level, close examination of the lens indicates that the interaction mechanism is completely different from the mechanism-causing cataract via temperature increase. Contrary to the latter's effect, that is particularly pronounced in the vicinity of the sutures and it is assumed to be a result of local friction between the edges of the fibers consisting the lens. Even if macroscopically the lens has recovered from the irradiation, microscopically the indicators of radiation impact remain.
A practical method for calculating Clebsch−Gordan coefficients for crystal space groups is presented. It is based on properties of the space group irreducible representations as induced from ray representations of subgroups. Using this method, we obtain all Clebsch−Gordan coefficients for a family of representations in a single calculation: For space groups, for a given triangle of stars *k, *k′, *k″, where *k ⊗ *k′ - *k″, the coefficients for all allowable little group representations l, l′, l″ are obtained. In the following paper this is applied to rocksalt O5h−Fm3m and diamond O7h−Fd3m space groups.
The matrix elements of the Luttinger-Bir-Picus k.peffectiveHamiltonian are shown to be easily constructed as products of appropriate Clebsch-Gordan coefficients times symmetrized tensorial field quantities. This simplification should facilitate construction of Hamiltonians in case of a high degree of degeneracy by eliminating the need to calculate a large number of auxiliary angular momentum matrices. Illustrations in diamond 0, 'and P-%' structure 0"' are given.
By using the method described in the previous paper, based on properties of space group irreducible representations as induced from ray representations of subgroups, Clebsch−Gordan coefficients are calculated for *X ⊗ *X in diamond O7h−Fd3m and rocksalt O5h−Fm3m structures. Tables of coefficients for these stars are presented. An example of explicit calculation of the coefficients is given for these symmorphic and nonsymmorphic groups with multiplicity included in the former.
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