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In this chapter we discuss the structure of some of the important phases of condensed matter, including the recently discovered quasicrystalline phase. The focus will be on the symmetry and geometry of the structure concerned, and on the positional correlations of the atoms in it.
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Venkataraman, G., Sahoo, D., Balakrishnan, V. (1989). Variety in Structures. In: Beyond the Crystalline State. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, vol 84. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83434-9_2
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