IndisputableMonolith.Chemistry.CrystalStructure
CrystalStructure module classifies periodic atomic arrangements in three dimensions under Recognition Science rules. It supplies definitions for coordination numbers, packing efficiencies, and relations such as BCC to the eight-tick octave and HCP ratios near phi. Condensed-matter researchers cite it when connecting lattice geometry to the phi-ladder and RCL. The module is a collection of definitions and short lemmas with no central theorem.
claimCrystal structures $S$ equipped with coordination number $z(S)$ and packing efficiency $\eta(S)$ in $D=3$ space, satisfying relations derived from the Recognition Composition Law and the eight-tick periodicity.
background
The module sits in the Chemistry domain and imports the RS time quantum $\tau_0 = 1$ tick from Constants. It introduces Structure as the type of periodic unit cells, coordination as nearest-neighbor count, and packingEfficiency as occupied volume fraction. Sibling declarations include bcc_is_8_tick, close_packed_coordination, bcc_packing_lt_fcc, fcc_hcp_same_packing, idealHCPRatio, hcp_ratio_near_phi, and energyScale, all expressed in RS-native units.
proof idea
this is a definition module, no proofs
why it matters in Recognition Science
The module supplies the structural primitives required by the downstream CrystalSymmetry derivation (CM-003), which obtains the 32 point groups and 7 crystal systems from periodic filling of 3D space. It thereby connects the T0-T8 forcing chain and D=3 result to concrete lattice types.
scope and limits
- Does not derive the 32 crystallographic point groups.
- Does not compute exact numerical packing fractions beyond the listed approximations.
- Does not treat non-periodic or quasicrystalline arrangements.
- Does not connect structures to mass formulas or the alpha band.
used by (1)
depends on (1)
declarations in this module (21)
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inductive
Structure -
def
coordination -
def
packingEfficiency -
def
packingEfficiencyApprox -
theorem
bcc_is_8_tick -
theorem
close_packed_coordination -
theorem
bcc_packing_lt_fcc -
theorem
fcc_hcp_same_packing -
def
idealHCPRatio -
theorem
ideal_hcp_ratio_value -
theorem
hcp_ratio_near_phi -
def
energyScale -
theorem
close_packed_lower_energy -
def
eightTickCoherence -
theorem
bcc_max_8tick_coherence -
def
stabilityScore -
theorem
stability_tradeoff -
def
prefersBCC -
def
prefersFCC -
def
prefersHCP -
theorem
alkali_prefer_bcc