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quasilattice en · NOUN

Etymology

From quasi- + lattice.

Meanings

1. 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:

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