Which consequence results when compressive stress misaligns birefringent polymer chains?

💡 Explanation

Stress induces birefringence because directional alignment alters refractive indices via the photoelastic effect; therefore stress-induced dichroism arises, rather than spurious emissions or superfluidity, which require different mechanisms.

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