Recently I was studying solid chemistry (crystal lattices) and there was a line in my text book.
A French mathematician, Bravais, showed that there are only 14 possible three-dimensional lattices. These are called Bravais lattices.
So what got me intrigued was if this constraint on number of lattices a mathematical or a chemical one?
I think it is mathematically possible to create infinite lattices but I am not sure.
Question :
What limits the number of lattices in three dimensions?