The W unit cell topology is a variant of the X topology where its corner junctions have been displaced towards -Y and -Z by 3u/10.
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Topology extract
This video shows the W topology and selected bars of its continuation in a lattice.
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- Solid blue: Topology
- Solid orange: Neighboring bars
- Transparent blue: Unit cell
- Transparent orange: Unit cell space offset in X, Y, and Z by -u/2, clarifying the geometry's boundaries against its unintuitive angles
Comparison with X
This video illustrates the similarity and difference of the W topology with the X topology.
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- Blue, alternating between solid and transparent: X topology
- Orange, alternating between solid and transparent: W topology
- Transparent blue: Unit cell