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| − | < | + | <font color="blue">Symétrie ponctuelle, symétrie du site</font> (''Fr''). <font color="red">Lagesymmetrie, Punktlagesymmetrie</font> (''Ge''). <font color="black">Simmetria del sito, simmetria puntuale</font> (''It''). <font color="purple">席対称</font> (''Ja''). <font color="green">Simetría posicional, simetría del sitio</font> (''Sp''). |
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== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
| − | The site-symmetry group of a point is the finite group formed by the set of all symmetry operations of the space group of the crystal that leave that point invariant. It is isomorphic to a (proper or improper) subgroup of the point group to which the space group under consideration belongs. In general, the origin is a point of highest site symmetry. | + | The site-symmetry group (often called [[point symmetry]]) of a point is the finite group formed by the set of all symmetry operations of the space group of the crystal that leave that point invariant. It is isomorphic to a (proper or improper) subgroup of the point group to which the space group under consideration belongs. In general, the origin is a point of highest site symmetry. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
| − | + | *Chapter 1.4.4.2 of ''International Tables for Crystallography, Volume A'', 6th edition | |
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[[Category:Fundamental crystallography]] | [[Category:Fundamental crystallography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:02, 26 March 2019
Symétrie ponctuelle, symétrie du site (Fr). Lagesymmetrie, Punktlagesymmetrie (Ge). Simmetria del sito, simmetria puntuale (It). 席対称 (Ja). Simetría posicional, simetría del sitio (Sp).
Definition
The site-symmetry group (often called point symmetry) of a point is the finite group formed by the set of all symmetry operations of the space group of the crystal that leave that point invariant. It is isomorphic to a (proper or improper) subgroup of the point group to which the space group under consideration belongs. In general, the origin is a point of highest site symmetry.
See also
- Chapter 1.4.4.2 of International Tables for Crystallography, Volume A, 6th edition