<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra">Dear Jameson,</div><div class="gmail_extra">How are elastic constants defined or calculated?</div><div class="gmail_extra">The second derivative of total energy with respect to the applied strains are elastic constants. Therefor, every component has influence in the <b>total energy</b> should take into account. Thus, the answer to your question is <b>YES</b>.</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">The Best</div><div class="gmail_extra">Rostam<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Jameson Maibam <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:j.maibam_official@yahoo.com" target="_blank">j.maibam_official@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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