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Cubic Lattice


CubicLattice

A cubic lattice is a lattice whose points lie at positions (x,y,z) in the Cartesian three-space, where x, y, and z are integers.

CubicLatticeBrillouinZones

The term is also used to refer to a regular arrangement of spheres whose unit cell form a cube. There are three types of cubic lattices, corresponding to three types of cubic close packing: simple cubic (SC), body-centered cubic (BCC), and face-centered cubic (FCC). The illustrations above show the Brillouin zones for these types of lattice.


See also

Cube, Cubic Close Packing, Lattice

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Cubic Lattice." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/CubicLattice.html

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