geometry
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Based on the known properties of this material, they expected the twisted geometry to produce a special diode effect called nonreciprocal electrical transport, driven by the chiral shape at the nanoscale.
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In typical alkenes, the carbons adopt a trigonal planar geometry, creating a flat structure around the double bond.
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Quantum physics describes reality using probability wave functions, while general relativity describes how matter and energy shape the geometry of spacetime.
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It also applies to hyperbolic geometries, which are commonly used in theoretical physics and modern models of spacetime.
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Mr. Clayton’s “Finding Ways,” whose triumphant melody coalesces from a loose geometry of intervals, and which relies on tension-and-release, suggests the architecture and motion of music by pianist Andrew Hill, another 1960s Blue Note hero.
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