Abstract
We present a systematic method of constructing limit-quasiperiodic structures with non-crystallographic point symmetries. Such structures are different aperiodic-ordered structures from quasicrystals, and we call them 'superquasicrystals'. They are sections of higher dimensional limit-periodic structures constructed on 'super-Bravais-lattices'. We enumerate important super-Bravais-lattices. Superquasicrystals with strong self-similarities form an important subclass. The simplest example is a two-dimensional octagonal superquasicrystal.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | L199-L204 |
Journal | Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2005 Apr 1 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Mathematical Physics
- Physics and Astronomy(all)