Wigner-Seitz cell

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Etymology[edit]

Named after Eugene Wigner and Frederick Seitz.

Noun[edit]

Wigner-Seitz cell (plural Wigner-Seitz cells)

  1. (crystallography) A primitive cell constructed by applying Voronoi decomposition to a crystal lattice, used in the study of crystalline materials.