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The aim in this chapter is to define and describe the piezoelectric effect and to investigate the special features of longitudinal mechanical vibrations in piezoelectric crystals.

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Hussey, M. (1983). The Piezoelectric Effect. In: Fundamentals of Mechanical Vibrations. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17070-8_8

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