Past exam of the materials science course of the University of Cambridge 2022 Paper 1 1 e Solution 2026-10-20
The Weiss zone law gives and , so a common direction is . Its physical vector is , while is parallel to . Their dot product therefore givesTaking a Euclidean angle directly between the index triples would incorrectly treat the tetragonal axes as equal in length. Reversing the chosen common direction gives the supplementary oriented angle.