Acta Stereologica Acta Stereologica -  Volume 17 (1998)  Number 2 - Sep. 1998 

An attempt at an algebraic theory of crystal structure. Part 3

David A. Aboav
29 Clements Road, Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, WD3 5JS, UK

Abstract

The aim of this work is to found a theory of crystal structure on the notions not of length and angle, but of number, the fundamental phenomenon involved being the patterns produced by X-rays falling on matter in the solid, or crystalline state. It is shown that some alloys of transition metals are a source of patterns complex and varied enough to enable gaps in their enumeration to be exposed by the rudiments of such a theory (Aboav, 1997, 1998).

Keywords : algebraic theory, crystal structure, space-filling polyhedral

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David A. Aboav, «An attempt at an algebraic theory of crystal structure. Part 3», Acta Stereologica [En ligne], Volume 17 (1998), Number 2 - Sep. 1998, 273-282 URL : https://popups.uliege.be/0351-580x/index.php?id=2646.