Periodic minimal surfaces of cubic symmetry
Lord, Eric A. and Mackay, Alan L. (2003) Periodic minimal surfaces of cubic symmetry. Current Science 85 (3), pp. 346-362. ISSN 0011-3891.
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Abstract
A survey of cubic minimal surfaces is presented, based on the concept of fundamental surface patches and their relation to the asymmetric units of the space groups. The software Surface Evolver has been used to test for stability and to produce graphic displays. Particular emphasis is given to those surfaces that can be generated by a finite piece bounded by straight lines. Some new varieties have been found and a systematic nomenclature is introduced, which provides a symbol (a ‘gene’) for each triply-periodic minimal surface that specifies the surface unambiguously.
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Item Type: | Article |
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School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science > School of Natural Sciences |
Depositing User: | Sandra Plummer |
Date Deposited: | 12 Dec 2005 |
Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 16:46 |
URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/282 |
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