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<Font color="blue">Symétrie ponctuelle, symétrie du site</Font> (''Fr''). <Font color="red">Punktsymmetrie, Lagesymmetrie</Font> (''Ge''). <Font color="green">Simetria punctual</Font> (''Sp''). <Font color="black">Simmetria del sito, simmetria puntuale</Font> (''It''). <Font color="purple">席対称性</Font> (''Ja'').
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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 ==  

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