IndisputableMonolith.Chemistry.CrystalStructure
The CrystalStructure module introduces definitions for crystal lattices, coordination numbers, and packing efficiencies within Recognition Science. It links body-centered cubic to the eight-tick octave and shows face-centered cubic and hexagonal close-packed share packing density while body-centered cubic is lower. Materials theorists applying the phi-ladder and three-dimensional space-filling rules to solid-state properties would cite these results. The module uses direct definitions and short verification lemmas.
claimCrystal structures are defined by unit cell types, coordination numbers, and packing efficiencies, with body-centered cubic linked to the eight-tick octave and face-centered cubic sharing identical packing density with hexagonal close-packed.
background
Recognition Science derives crystal structures from periodic filling of three-dimensional space under the Unified Forcing Chain constraints, including the eight-tick octave and D=3. The module imports the fundamental time quantum τ₀ = 1 tick from Constants. It defines Structure as the geometric lattice arrangement, coordination as nearest-neighbor count, and packingEfficiency as the occupied volume fraction. Lemmas include bcc_is_8_tick connecting body-centered cubic to period 2^3, close_packed_coordination for maximum neighbors, bcc_packing_lt_fcc, and fcc_hcp_same_packing.
proof idea
This is a definition module, no proofs. It consists of type and constant definitions for structures and efficiencies, followed by lemmas that assert specific equalities and inequalities from the phi-ladder and octave constraints.
why it matters in Recognition Science
The module supplies foundational crystal structure types that feed into the Crystal Symmetry Groups Derivation (CM-003) in CrystalSymmetry. That derivation shows how the 32 crystallographic point groups and 7 crystal systems emerge from periodic unit cell constraints in 3D space under the RS mechanism.
scope and limits
- Does not enumerate the 32 point groups or 7 crystal systems.
- Does not derive energy scales or mass formulas for crystals.
- Does not address defects, quasicrystals, or non-periodic order.
- Does not compute packing efficiencies beyond the listed approximations.
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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