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Combining these two equations yields

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using the dot product rule with a uniform force . is the Hessian matrix of in reciprocal space. We see that the equivalent of the Newtonian reciprocal inertial mass for a free particle defined by has become a tensor quantity

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whose elements are

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This tensor allows the acceleration and force to be in different directions, and for

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