Periodic graphs with coincident edges: folding-ladder and related graphs

Olaf Delgado-Friedrichs, Michael O’Keeffe, Michael M.J. Treacy*

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Abstract

Ladder graphs admit a maximum-symmetry embedding in which edges coincide. In folding ladders, there are no zero-length edges. We give examples of high-symmetry 3-periodic ladders, particularly emphasizing the structures of 3-peri-odic vertex- and edge-transitive folding ladders. For these, the coincident-edge configuration is one of maximum volume for fixed edge length and has the same coordinates as (is isomeghethic to) a higher-symmetry 3-periodic graph.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)49-56
Number of pages8
JournalActa Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and Advances
Volume81
Issue numberPt 1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2025

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