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| − | < | + | <font color="blue">Symétrie ponctuelle</font> (''Fr''). <font color="red">Punktsymmetrie</font> (''Ge''). <font color="black">Simmetria del sito, simmetria puntuale</font> (''It''). <font color="green">Simetría puntual</font> (''Sp''). |
== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
| − | The point symmetry of a position is its [[site symmetry]]. The point symmetry, or point group of a lattice is the group of linear mappings (symmetry operations, isometries) that map the vector lattice '''L''' onto itself. Those [[geometric crystal classes]] to which point symmetries of lattices belong are called holohedries. | + | The point symmetry of a position is its [[site symmetry]]. The point symmetry, or point group, of a lattice is the group of linear mappings (symmetry operations, isometries) that map the vector lattice '''L''' onto itself. Those [[geometric crystal class|geometric crystal classes]] to which point symmetries of lattices belong are called [[holohedry|holohedries]]. |
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *Chapter 3.2 of ''International Tables for Crystallography, Volume A'', 6th edition | ||
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| + | [[Category:Fundamental crystallography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:59, 17 November 2017
Symétrie ponctuelle (Fr). Punktsymmetrie (Ge). Simmetria del sito, simmetria puntuale (It). Simetría puntual (Sp).
Definition
The point symmetry of a position is its site symmetry. The point symmetry, or point group, of a lattice is the group of linear mappings (symmetry operations, isometries) that map the vector lattice L onto itself. Those geometric crystal classes to which point symmetries of lattices belong are called holohedries.
See also
- Chapter 3.2 of International Tables for Crystallography, Volume A, 6th edition