The Structure of Icosahedral Quasicrystals and Seven Blunders in Quasicrystallography
Antony J. Bourdillon
UHRL, San Jose, USA.
DOI: 10.4236/jmp.2014.56060   PDF    HTML   XML   4,290 Downloads   6,056 Views   Citations

Abstract

This structural study of quasicrystals is based on extremely dense icosahedral unit cells that are systematically and consistently measured for the first time. The structure and pattern indexation are 3-dimensional. A formula is given for scattering from atoms in hierarchic arrangement and geometric series. The Quasi-Bragg law is a new law in physics, with possible applications beyond crystallography. The structure is compared with previous, unsuccessful, and contradictory, attempts at analysis.

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Bourdillon, A. (2014) The Structure of Icosahedral Quasicrystals and Seven Blunders in Quasicrystallography. Journal of Modern Physics, 5, 488-496. doi: 10.4236/jmp.2014.56060.

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