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Ferromagnetism in quasicrystals: Symmetry aspects

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Magnetic-group analysis of the symmetries typical of quasicrystals shows that ferromagnetism is incompatible with the icosahedral symmetry. Depending on the magnetic field direction, the icosahedral symmetry in the magnetic field is reduced to pentagonal, trigonal or rhombic symmetries.

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  1. Moscow Steel and Alloys Institute, Moscow, 119049, Russia

    Yu. Kh. Vekilov, S. V. Salikhov & E. I. Isaev

  2. Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), SE-10044, Stockholm, Sweden

    B. Johansson

  3. Uppsala University, Box 530, S-751121, Uppsala, Sweden

    B. Johansson

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From Zhurnal Éksperimental’no\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) i Teoretichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) Fiziki, Vol. 127, No. 6, 2005, pp. 1279–1281.

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Original English Text Copyright © 2005 by Vekilov, Salikhov, Isaev, Johansson.

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Vekilov, Y.K., Salikhov, S.V., Isaev, E.I. et al. Ferromagnetism in quasicrystals: Symmetry aspects. J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 100, 1127–1128 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1995796

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