Numéro
J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 47, Numéro C3, Juillet 1986
International Workshop on Aperiodic Crystals
Page(s) C3-245 - C3-249
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:1986326
International Workshop on Aperiodic Crystals

J. Phys. Colloques 47 (1986) C3-245-C3-249

DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:1986326

LOCAL STABILITY OF QUASICRYSTALS

O. BIHAM1, D. MUKAMEL1 et S. SHTRIKMAN2

1  Department of Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
2  Department of Electronics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot , Israel


Abstract
The local stability of the icosahedral quasicrystals to small deformations which make them commensurate in one or more directions is considered. It is shown that icosahedral structures are generically stable to such deformations.