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see the entry [[Bravais class]].<br><br>
 
see the entry [[Bravais class]].<br><br>
The current nomenclature adopted by the IUCr prefers to use the expression '''Bravais types''' or '''Bravais classes'''. This is to emphasize that '''Bravais lattices''' are not individual lattices but types or classes of all lattices with certain common properties (IT vol A, § 8.2.4).
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The current nomenclature adopted by the IUCr prefers to use the expression '''Bravais type''' or '''Bravais class'''. This is to emphasize that '''Bravais lattices''' are not individual lattices but types or classes of all lattices with certain common properties (IT vol. A, § 8.2.5).

Revision as of 10:20, 11 July 2013

see the entry Bravais class.

The current nomenclature adopted by the IUCr prefers to use the expression Bravais type or Bravais class. This is to emphasize that Bravais lattices are not individual lattices but types or classes of all lattices with certain common properties (IT vol. A, § 8.2.5).