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We consider several distances between two sets of points, which are modifications of the Hausdorff metric, and apply them to describe some fractals such as $\delta$-quasi-self-similar sets, and some other geometric notions in Euclidean…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2009-02-11 Junyang Yu

Tiling models can reveal unexpected ways in which local constraints give rise to exotic long-range spatial structure. The recently discovered Hat monotile (and its mirror image) has been shown to be aperiodic~[Smith et al., arXiv:2303.10798…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-12-13 Joshua E. S. Socolar

Madsen et al. [arXiv:1307.2577] claim that one-dimensional insulating crystals and one-dimensional insulating quasicrystals are topologically equivalent and, thus, trivial. In this comment, we clarify that in topological classification of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-08-13 Yaacov E. Kraus , Zohar Ringel , Oded Zilberberg

Crystal structures and the Bloch theorem play a fundamental role in condensed matter physics. We extend the static crystal to the dynamic "space-time" crystal characterized by the general intertwined space-time periodicities in $D+1$…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2018-03-07 Shenglong Xu , Congjun Wu

Quasicrystals provide a fascinating class of materials with intriguing properties. Despite a strong potential for numerous technical applications, the conditions under which quasicrystals form are still poorly understood. Currently, it is…

Materials Science · Physics 2010-05-13 J. Mikhael , M. Schmiedeberg , S. Rausch , J. Roth , H. Stark , C. Bechinger

We introduce a smooth mapping of some discrete space-time symmetries into quasi-continuous ones. Such transformations are related with q-deformations of the dilations of the Euclidean space and with the non-commutative space. We work out…

q-alg · Mathematics 2016-09-08 Andrei Ludu , Walter Greiner

In this paper, we propose a general mechanism for the existence of quasicrystals in spatially extended systems (partial differential equations with Euclidean symmetry). We argue that the existence of quasicrystals with higher order…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2025-02-04 Ian Melbourne , Jens Rademacher , Bob Rink , Sergey Zelik

A new kind of aperiodic tiling is introduced. It is shown to underlie a structure obtained as a superposition of waves with incommensurate periods. Its connections to other other tilings and quasicrystals are discussed.

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-11-28 A. Losev

The first explicit realization of the conjecture that phason dynamics leads to self-diffusion in quasicrystals is presented for the icosahedral Ammann tilings. On short time scales, the transport is found to be subdiffusive with the…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-22 M V Jaric , E S Sorensen

Exploring nonminimal-rank quasicrystals, which have symmetries that can be found in both periodic and aperiodic crystals, often provides new insight into the physical nature of aperiodic long-range order in models that are easier to treat.…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-07-30 Sam Coates , Akihisa Koga , Toranosuke Matsubara , Ryuji Tamura , Hem Raj Sharma , Ronan McGrath , Ron Lifshitz

Commensurability is of paramount importance in numerous strongly interacting electronic systems. In the Fractional Quantum Hall effect, a rich cascade of increasingly narrow plateaux appear at larger denominator filling fractions. Rich…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2016-07-20 Eran Sagi , Zohar Nussinov

We present a study of the lensing properties of two-dimensional (2-D) photonic quasicrystal (PQC) slabs made of dielectric cylinders arranged according to a 12-fold-symmetric square-triangle aperiodic tiling. Our full-wave numerical…

Time crystals are unexpected states of matter that spontaneously break time translation symmetry either in a discrete or continuous manner. However, spatially-mesoscale space-time crystals that break both the space and time symmetries have…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-07-24 Hanqing Zhao , Ivan I. Smalyukh

Due to their aperiodic nature, quasicrystals are one of the least understood phases in statistical physics. One significant complication they present in comparison to their periodic counterparts is the fact that any quasicrystal can be…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2024-02-01 Etienne Fayen , Laura Filion , Giuseppe Foffi , Frank Smallenburg

Wigner's seminal work on the Poincar\'e group revealed one of the fundamental principles of quantum theory: symmetry groups are projectively represented. The condensed-matter counterparts of the Poincar\'e group could be the spacetime…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-11-27 Zheng Zhang , Z. Y. Chen , Y. X. Zhao

The study of physics at the Planck scale has garnered significant attention due to its implications for understanding the fundamental nature of the universe. At the Planck scale, quantum fluctuations challenge the classical notion of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-11-26 Weihu Ma , Yu-Gang Ma

Quasicrystals are fascinating structures, characterized by strong positional order but lacking the periodicity of a crystal. In colloidal systems, quasicrystals are typically predicted for particles with complex or highly specific…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2022-02-28 Etienne Fayen , Marianne Impéror-Clerc , Laura Filion , Giuseppe Foffi , Frank Smallenburg

As quotient spaces, Minkowski and de Sitter are fundamental, non-gravitational spacetimes for the construction of physical theories. When general relativity is constructed on a de Sitter spacetime, the usual Riemannian structure is replaced…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-11-18 A. Araujo , H. Jennen , J. G. Pereira , A. C. Sampson , L. L. Savi

We identify several new quasicrystal approximants in alloy systems in which quasicrystals have not been previously reported. Some occur in alloys with large size contrast between the constituent elements, either containing small Boron…

Materials Science · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Mihalkovic , M. Widom

We give formulas for the density of visible points of several families of planar quasicrystals, which include the Ammann-Beenker point set and vertex sets of some rhombic Penrose tilings. These densities are used in order to calculate the…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-06-05 Gustav Hammarhjelm