Figure 3
(a) Generating a uniformly discrete set out of a dense -module resulting from a d-dimensional projection in of an N-dimensional lattice Λ consists of attaching to each N-D lattice node of Λ a (N-d)-D bounded volume σ parallel to designated here as an atomic surface (AS) and collecting the intersection points of these ASs with . (b) To generate a periodic structure based on the same -module, a shear along is applied that brings specific nodes of Λ parallel to . These nodes define the lattice of the periodic structure in . |