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What's the order parameter in quasi crystals? Only the broken rotational symmetry?
Order parameter in quasicrystals
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quasicrystals?! did you mean liquid crystals?
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Dickfore said:quasicrystals?! did you mean liquid crystals?
No, the ones with five or 10 fold symmetry, the last Nobel prize was given for.
Dickfore
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well, even ordinary crystals break rotational symmetry. what quasicrystals break is the strict periodic lattice.
I just saw the chemistry nobel prize press release. thanks for the info.
I just saw the chemistry nobel prize press release. thanks for the info.
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