Geometric modeling of force equilibria in crystals: the “equal distance – equal force” formalism (EDEF)

• Published in: Zeitschrift für Kristallographie. Crystalline materials Vol. 220; no. 1; pp. 85 - 94
• Main Authors: Mädler, Fritz, Knorr, Karsten
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter Oldenbourg 01.01.2005

For a broad class of symmetric compounds a formalism is presented which allows detection and proof of physical force equilibria on the basis of purely geomet ric considerations. To represent the atomic interactions be tween structural fragments, the traditional concept of coor dination is generalize...