Unit Cell: Features, Network Permanence and Types

Abstract

Unit cell is an imaginary place or region that represents the minimum
expression as a whole. That in the case of chemistry, the whole atom
would be a crystal consisting of ions or molecules, arranged after a
structural pattern. Examples embodying this theory can be found in
everyday life. For this it is necessary to pay attention to the objects or
surfaces which show a certain repetitive arrangement of their
elements. Some mosaics, base reliefs, coffered ceilings, sheets and
wallpaper, may be included in the general terms considered by the
unit cell. To make it clearer, we have the image above which can be
used as wallpaper. In it, cats and goats appear with two alternate
senses. Cats are upright or upside down, and goats are facing up or
down. This is a repetitive structuring of cats and goats. It will suffice
to reproduce the unit cell across the entire surface, using the
translation, the translator's movement, to construct the whole paper.