On brillouin zones and related constructions

In this paper we discuss the physical and geometrical content of the various equivalent definitions that have been given so far in the literature of a crystal's Brillouin zones. This serves as a motivation to introduce a computationally and conceptually simpler definition. Calculation ofBrillou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: M.G. Jurado-Taracena
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:México
Institución:Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
Repositorio:Redalyc-ITESM
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:57024209006
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57024209006
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
Bravais lattices
Landsberg subzones
reduced zone scheme
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Sumario:In this paper we discuss the physical and geometrical content of the various equivalent definitions that have been given so far in the literature of a crystal's Brillouin zones. This serves as a motivation to introduce a computationally and conceptually simpler definition. Calculation ofBrillouin-zone related properties in two-dimensional lattices is carried out as an illustration of the versatility of this new approach, particularly a count of the number of Landsberg subzones in these Bravais lattices is given, which could be of interest for theoretical physics and numbertheory.