Voronoi domain
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Domaine de Voronoi (Fr). Dominio de Voronoi (Sp).
Definition
The Voronoi domain (or 'cell', or 'region') is the name given in mathematics to the Wigner-Seitz cell. Voronoi domains are in the form of polyhedra and are classified according to their topological properties; one distinguishes five types of Voronoi polyhedra (see Section 9.1.6 of International Tables of Crystallography, Volume A.
See also
Wigner-Seitz cell
Sections 9.1 and 9.2 of International Tables of Crystallography, Volume A
Section 1.5 of International Tables of Crystallography, Volume B
Section 1.2 of International Tables of Crystallography, Volume D