Orthorhombic sphere packings. III. Trivariant lattice complexes with mirror symmetry

Monoclinic sphere packings. II. Trivariant lattice complexes with mirror symmetry

All homogeneous sphere packings were derived that refer to the three trivariant monoclinic lattice complexes with mirror symmetry. In total, 29 types of sphere packings have been found. Only for three types is the maximal inherent symmetry of their sphere packings monoclinic whereas the inherent symmetry is orthorhombic for 13 types, tetragonal for eight types, hexagonal for four types and cubic for one type.

Monoclinic sphere packings. I. Invariant, univariant and bivariant lattice complexes

All homogeneous sphere packings were derived that refer to the two invariant, the four univariant and the three bivariant lattice complexes belonging to the monoclinic crystal system. In total, sphere packings of 29 types have been found. Only for five types is the maximal inherent symmetry of their sphere packings monoclinic whereas the inherent symmetry is orthorhombic for nine types, tetragonal for five types, hexagonal for six types and cubic for four types.