Mathematician Theorizes a Crystal As Beautiful As A Diamond

Roland Piquepaille writes "Why are diamonds so shiny and beautiful? A Japanese mathematician says it's because of their unique crystal structure and two key properties, called 'maximal symmetry' and 'strong isotropic property.' According to the American Mathematical Society (AMS), he found that out of all the crystals that are possible to construct mathematically, just one shares these two properties with the diamond. So far, his K4 crystal exists only as a mathematical object. And nobody knows if it exists — or if it can be synthesized."

In other news...

[ScaryMonkey]

A Japanese mathematician has been found dead in his laboratory. Police say they suspect the killers to be jewelry-wearing silhouettes.

that's great

[circletimessquare]

just as the price of diamonds are threatened by artificial sources, questions about funding evil regimes, and anger at diehard debeers monopolies, promising that men can give women what they want for only $10 someday, this mathematician a**hole comes along with a totally new need-to-have impossible-to-obtain subtance that guys must fork over big bucks for

curse you, mathematics!

That's not right

[Profane MuthaFucka]

The reason diamonds are so beautiful is that every one of them represents gallons and gallons of blood and broken bones laying in the bottom of a diamond mine. Nothing is quite as shiny as pure human misery.

Re:As beautiful as a diamond...

[khellendros1984]

I vote against the creation of the Crystalline Entity. I just want that on record here and now.

Just make them..

[RuBLed]

It also adds a personal touch to it.. [xkcd.com]

Re:4 points, in which any two vertices are connect

[amRadioHed]

No way man, the TV says diamonds are forever.

Re:Omega

[kvezach]

Aww, but I prefer Omega 13!

Re:I'm sure...

[ultranova]

Because of all the dirt surrounding the diamond industry, I will never buy one, and when/if I propose to my girlfriend she's getting a ring with any gem other than a diamond. (And not because I'm some cheap-ass.)

Why give a gem ring at all ? Give a simple ring, made of gold, with inscription inside, which comes visible and glows red when heated in fire.

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Re:that's great

[Ed Avis]

It's the thought that counts.

Re:I'm sure...

[sdpuppy]

I guess that emphasizes the point that guys that get a girl using a big diamond as bait usually end up with a bird brain. :-)

Re:Actually, the diamond cartel PR will love it

[ari_j]

De Beers Executive: We routinely use three kinds of marketing. Liminal, subliminal, and superliminal.
Lisa Simpson: Superliminal?
De Beers Executive opens a window and yells: Hey, you! Buy diamonds!

Re:That's not right

[Detritus]

Aye, but have you noticed a decline in the local moose population? It isn't caused by excessive hunting or climate change. The noble Canadian moose is now fodder for the diamond mines of the North. The mine owners discovered that a moose can do the work of a human miner, and isn't subject to labour and safety laws. Thousands of moose are now living a short and miserable existence in Canada's diamond mines. Don't buy moose diamonds!

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[DarthVain]

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Re:I'm sure...

[adavies42]

Gold melts at 1337 K

Proof that God exists, and is a geek!

Re:I'm sure...

[theheadlessrabbit]

a ring can be very practical if it provieds you with something like +10% mana or fire resistance.

Re:I'm sure...

[Anonymous Coward]

I don't know... the last girl I dated really wanted a diamond

She wanted it reverse set really solidly though... so she could etch things with it.
Now THAT makes perfect sense to me.

but, she dumped me for a more attractive guy