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Wulff construction: a standalone construct

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a geometric construction giving a crystal's equilibrium shape as the inner envelope of planes drawn at distances proportional to their surface energies.

In materials science, Wulff construction refers to a geometric construction giving a crystal's equilibrium shape as the inner envelope of planes drawn at distances proportional to their surface energies. This meaning comes from Herring (1951) in Physical Review.[1]

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References

  1. Herring, C. (1951). Some Theorems on the Free Energies of Crystal Surfaces. Physical Review, 82(1), 87-93. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.82.87

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