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Periodically modulated structures are very common in solid state physics. Helical and sinusoidal magnetic structures, charge-density waves in layered compounds and quasi-one-dimensional conductors, and rare gas monolayers adsorbed on graphite are among the best known examples [1].
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Bak, P. (1981). Ising Models, Solitons, and the Devil’s Staircase. In: Bernasconi, J., Schneider, T. (eds) Physics in One Dimension. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, vol 23. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81592-8_10
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