English Explanatory Dictionary

Wigner-Seitz cell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A primitive cell constructed by applying Voronoi decomposition to a crystal lattice, used in the study of crystalline materials.

Word forms

Wigner-Seitz cell Wigner-Seitz cells

Etymology

Named after Eugene Wigner and Frederick Seitz.

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