A beginner's guide to the modern theory of polarization
Abstract
The so-called Modern Theory of Polarization, which rigorously defines the spontaneous polarization of a period solid and provides a route for its computation in electronic structure codes through the Berry phase, is introduced in a simple qualitative discussion.
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