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noun
A uniquely defined primitive cell forming part of the reciprocal lattice, involved in calculations regarding waves in a periodic medium given by Bloch's theorem.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, sciences
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History
The concept was developed by Léon Brillouin (1889–1969), French physicist.
