Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023)
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Boxing Partula: 25 Years After

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  • Stephen Hyde
Stephen Hyde
School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/Substantia-1751

Published 2022-07-18

Keywords

  • Curvature,
  • Crystallization,
  • Mesostructure,
  • Liquid Crystals,
  • Non-Euclidean Geometry

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Hyde, S. (2022). Boxing Partula: 25 Years After. Substantia, 7(1), 45–65. https://doi.org/10.36253/Substantia-1751

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Abstract

The comprehension of form generally assumes a euclidean three-dimensional perspective. I argue here that non-euclidean geometry has much to offer in understand­ing structures of atomic crystals, molecular liquid crystals and related mesoporous inorganic materials and biominerals.

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