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Commit 3b15be7f authored by Kostas Vilkelis's avatar Kostas Vilkelis :flamingo:
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fix minus signs in Braggs law derivation

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Using $\mathbf{k} \cdot \mathbf{G} = \lvert \mathbf{k} \rvert \lvert \mathbf{G} \rvert \cos(\phi)$, we obtain
$$
\left| \mathbf{G} \right| = 2 \lvert \mathbf{k} \rvert \cos (\phi).
\left| \mathbf{G} \right| = -2 \lvert \mathbf{k} \rvert \cos (\phi).
$$
Note, $\phi$ is the angle between the vector $\mathbf{k}$ and $\mathbf{G}$, which is not the same as the angle between the incoming and scattered waves $\theta$.
......@@ -594,17 +594,17 @@ It turns out that Miller planes are normal to the reciprocal lattice vector $\ma
Substituting the expression for $\lvert \mathbf{G} \rvert$ into the expression for the distance between Miller planes we get:
$$
d_{hkl} \cos (\phi) = \frac{\pi}{\lvert \mathbf{k} \rvert}.
d_{hkl} \cos (\phi) = -\frac{\pi}{\lvert \mathbf{k} \rvert}.
$$
We know that $\lvert \mathbf{k} \rvert$ is related to the wavelength by $\lvert \mathbf{k} \rvert = 2\pi/\lambda$.
Therefore, we can write the equation above as
$$
2 d_{hkl} \cos (\phi) = \lambda.
2 d_{hkl} \cos (\phi) = -\lambda.
$$
Lastly, we express the equation in terms of the deflection angle through the relation $\phi = \theta - \pi/2$.
Lastly, we express the equation in terms of the deflection angle through the relation $\phi = \theta + \pi/2$.
With this, one can finally derive **Bragg's Law**:
$$
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