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Crystal Lattice

Atomic section generated from Complete Solid State Physics.

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Crystal Lattice

A crystal is modeled by translating a basis through a Bravais lattice. The primitive vectors a1,a2,a3\mathbf a_1,\mathbf a_2,\mathbf a_3 generate lattice points

R=n1a1+n2a2+n3a3,\mathbf R=n_1\mathbf a_1+n_2\mathbf a_2+n_3\mathbf a_3,

with integer nin_i. This is the starting point for using symmetry instead of tracking every atom separately.

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