Image: Birefringence Stress Plastic
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Description: Stress induced birefringence in plastic. The rainbow coloured fringes become visible when illuminated with polarised light and photographed through a crossed polariser.
Title: Birefringence Stress Plastic
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Author: Zephyris
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