 Isotropy (source code)

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= Isotropy
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= Isotropic
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Isotropy is invariance under rotations, so no spatial direction is preferred. For a three-dimensional second-rank conductivity <tensor>, invariance under every rotation forces $a=a_sI$. Isotropy of each constituent does not imply isotropy of an arranged composite microstructure. <Statistical isotropy> concerns the rotational invariance of its probability law.

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