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THE Gibbs-Ewald reciprocal lattice is now of such general use in the discussion of problems in crystal physics that it seems worth while to record a simple analytical expression for its definition.
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P. P. Ewald : "Handbuch der Physik", 24, 241 (Springer, 1927).
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A. L. Patterson : Zeits. f. Phys., 44, 596; 1927.
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PATTERSON, A. The Gibbs-Ewald Reciprocal Lattice. Nature 125, 238 (1930). https://doi.org/10.1038/125238a0
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