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ORGANIZER:CN=Othon Michail:MAILTO:Othon.Michail@liverpool.ac.uk
DTSTART:20190513T110000
DTEND:20190513T120000
SUMMARY:MIF Series
DESCRIPTION:Vanessa Robins: An introduction to the mathematical description and computational enumeration of periodic tilings and nets.\n\nPeriodic tilings and nets are simplified models of atomic arrangements in crystals. Systematic methods for describing and enumerating possible crystal structures are based on factoring out either the translational periodicity or the full crystallographic symmetry. The mathematical version of “factoring out” gives us an object called an orbifold. I will explain how orbifolds encapsulate the essential elements of a crystallographic group and provide an effective basis for the enumeration of hypothetical crystalline structures. The presentation will be informal and largely based on pictures and examples, hopefully accessible to non-specialists.\n\nhttps://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/research/seminars/abstract.php?id=1359
LOCATION:Ground floor boardroom, MIF
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