The Bravais Lattices Song

Title

The Bravais Lattices Song

Author

Words: Walter Smith, Tune: Sir Arthur Sullivan

Category

Solid State

SubCategory

crystal structures

Tune

The Major General Song, from \"Pirates of Penzance\"

Level

Advanced Undergraduate

Style

Showtune

Equations

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Historic

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Download

1

Keywords

bravais lattices, major general song, body centered cubic

Comments

A rapid enumeration of the Bravais lattices and their properties, inspired by Tom Lehrer's \"Elements\" song.

Priority

1

Citation

“The Bravais Lattices Song,” Physics Songs Database, accessed April 27, 2024, https://ds-omeka.haverford.edu/physics-songs/items/show/964.