A comparison between periodic units of models for equal-volume partitions of space

Name Kelvin structure (truncated octahedron)
Cost 5.306
Average number of faces 14
Space Group 229
Reference On the division of space with minimum partitional area
Name Gabbrielli structure (P42a)
Cost 5.303
Average number of faces 13.71
Space Group 15
Reference A new counter-example to Kelvin's conjecture on minimal surfaces
Name Weaire-Phelan structure (A15)
Cost 5.288
Average number of faces 13.5
Space Group 223
Reference A counter-example to Kelvin's conjecture on minimal surfaces

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