Exercises 15.4: Single dislocation

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15.4.1 Illustrated are edge dislocations in two crystals with the same strength of blue/red inter-plane coupling, but different strengths of intra-plane coupling for the blue atoms.

A) For which crystal is the intraplane coupling stronger?

B) For which is the line tension greater?