“Color-Tripole Ice” as a Conceptual Generalization of “Spin Ice”

<table>The twelve configurations of color tripole needed to construct the two 2D models of color-tripole ice. The first six configurations, (a)–(f), are needed in both models. The next six configurations, (a′)–(f′), are needed in the second model only.</table>

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Figure 1: “Color-Tripole Ice” as a Conceptual Generalization of “Spin Ice” 