Ideal non-crystals as a distinct form of ordered states without symmetry breaking

Ideal non-crystals as a distinct form of ordered states without symmetry breaking

• Abstract Order and disorder are central concepts in condensed-matter physics. • Crystals break translational and rotational symmetries, whereas quasicrystals challenge this parad

Materials Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 219 words