electric polarizability, \(\alpha\)

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E01933
Tensor quantity relating the induced @E01929@, \(p_{\text{i}}\), to the applied @E01931@, \(E\), \(p_{\text{i}}=\alpha \ E\).
Source:
Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 22 [Terms] [Book]