Brillouin zone: reciprocal lattice

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Can somebody explain me how can we visualise reciprocal lattice of a crystal lattice. Also what do we mean by wavevectors of a reciprocal lattice. What is its physical significance?
 
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Reciprocal lattice vectors are basically Fourier components corresponding to the periodicity of the crystal lattice.
 

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