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Why do quasicrystals exist?

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Scicomm crystallography Dan Shechtman density functional theory DFT-FE enthalpy entropy finite element analysis fivefold symmetry graphics processing unit Linus Carl Pauling nucleation phase diagram quasicrystals scandium-zinc surface energy translational symmetry unit cell ytterbium-cadmium

Featured image: An example of zellij tilework in the Al Attarine Madrasa in Fes, Morocco (2012), with complex geometric patterns on the lower walls and a band of calligraphy above. Caption and credit:…