Optics and photonics in nature: general discussion.
Optics and photonics in nature: general discussion.
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自然界中的光学和光子学:一般讨论。
DOI:
10.1039/d0fd90013c
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Arwin H
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作者:
Arwin H
Christian Kuttner opened a general discussion of the paper by Pete Vukusic: You have pointed out the differences between ordered, quasi-ordered and disordered systems. But how does this relate to the short-and long-range order? For example, some densely packed arrangements may have very uniform distances to the nearest neighbour, but poor order at longer distances. Would you consider a random close-packed structure as quasi-ordered or disordered (chaotic)?Pete Vukusic replied: Thank you for this really useful question Christian. We do see many systems that have a strong" local" order, for instance in localised domains that are a few tens or more, lattice constants in size: but then these neighbouring domains are multiply oriented. In these ways we have the short range order you describe, but this does not extend very far. Examples include the 3D structures in the domains of Parides sesostris, or in the antire ective nipplearrays found on the ommatidial surfaces of lepidopteran and other arthropod compound eyes. Should we describe these as ordered, or quasi ordered? Much of your question relates to semantics I think: for me I think the arc leading from ordered through quasi-ordered to disordered is a genuine sliding scale, across multi-variable space. The point at which we decide de nitively whether something transitions from having the label ordered or quasi-ordered, is a little subjective.