Quasicrystals were initially controversial because they defied classical crystallography rules
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Quasicrystals initially faced severe skepticism and controversy because their diffraction patterns displayed symmetries that violated the traditional rules of classical crystallography.
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Dan Shechtman and Quasicrystals
2016 · cited by 0
This historical account documents how Dan Shechtman's discovery of quasicrystals was initially mocked and considered impossible because it defied established structures.
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High-dimensional crystallography
1992 · cited by 0
This paper discusses how quasicrystal diffraction patterns exhibit overall 'forbidden' symmetry, highlighting how they challenge standard classical crystallography.