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Geometrical-topological correlation in structures
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Geometrical-topological correlation in structures

  • Michael Bucknum PhD1 &
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The topology of polyhedra, tessellations and networks is described as to their mapping in Schlaefli space. A description of the topological form index is given and it is applied to these structural classes in terms of their geometries.

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  1. INIFTA, Universidad de La Plata, La Plata, 1900, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Michael Bucknum PhD & Eduardo Castro PhD

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Bucknum, M., Castro, E. Geometrical-topological correlation in structures. Nat Prec (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2008.1651.1

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  • geometrical-topological correlation
  • Schlaefli Mapping
  • topological form
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