Bravais lattice

English

Etymology

Studied by Auguste Bravais.

Noun

1. Template:Lb An infinite array of discrete points generated by a set of discrete translation operations $𝐑=n_1{𝐚}_1+n_2{𝐚}_2+n_3{𝐚}_3$, where n_i are any integers and a_i are known as the primitive vectors which lie in different directions and span the lattice.