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Chemical Topology of Crystalline Matter and the Transcendental Numbers ϕ , e and π
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Chemical Topology of Crystalline Matter and the Transcendental Numbers ϕ , e and π

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This work is intended as a review and extension of the seminal work in chemical topology developed by the crystallographer A.F. Wells in the 20th century.

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Bucknum, M., Castro, E. Chemical Topology of Crystalline Matter and the Transcendental Numbers ϕ , e and π. Nat Prec (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2011.1587.3

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  • chemical topology
  • number theory
  • crystallography
  • AF Wells
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