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What is Aperiodic Order?

History and Overview 2007-05-23 v1 Condensed Matter Metric Geometry

Abstract

The theory of aperiodic order is concerned with the development of ideas stimulated by the discovery of quasicrystals. We give a gentle introduction to some mathematical aspects of aperiodic order, aimed at a more general audience.

Cite

@article{arxiv.math/0203252,
  title  = {What is Aperiodic Order?},
  author = {Michael Baake and Uwe Grimm and Robert V. Moody},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0203252},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

27 pages, many colour pictures