quasilattice
quasilattice noun: a non-periodic structure that exhibits long-range order without translational symmetry.
Noun
quasilattice (plural quasilattices)
- A non-periodic structure that exhibits long-range order without translational symmetry.
- Here we prove that reflection quasilattices only exist in dimensions two, three and four, and we prove that there is a unique reflection quasilattice in dimension four: the "maximal reflection quasilattice" in terms of dimensionality and symmetry.2016, Latham Boyle, Paul J. Steinhardt, “Reflection Quasilattices and the Maximal Quasilattice”, in arXiv
Forms of quasilattice
| plural | quasilattices |
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Origin of quasilattice
From quasi- + lattice.
Questions about quasilattice
- What does quasilattice mean?
- Quasilattice means a non-periodic structure that exhibits long-range order without translational symmetry.
- What part of speech is quasilattice?
- Quasilattice is a noun.
- What is the plural of quasilattice?
- The plural of quasilattice is quasilattices.
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