English Explanatory Dictionary

Bravais lattice

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An infinite array of discrete points generated by a set of discrete translation operations mathbf R=n_1 mathbf a₁+n_2 mathbf a₂+n_3 mathbf a₃, where nᵢ are any integers and aᵢ are known as the primitive vectors which lie in different directions and span the lattice.

Word forms

Bravais lattice Bravais lattices

Etymology

Named after Auguste Bravais (1811–1863), a French crystallographer.

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