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| − | A '''Wyckoff position''' consists of all points ''X'' of a space group G for which the [[site symmetry|site-symmetry groups]] are [[conjugacy class|conjugate]] subgroups of G. | + | A '''Wyckoff position''' consists of all points ''X'' of a [[space group]] G for which the [[site symmetry|site-symmetry groups]] are [[conjugacy class|conjugate]] subgroups of G. |
Each Wyckoff positon of a [[space group]] is labelled by a letter which is called the ''Wyckoff letter''. | Each Wyckoff positon of a [[space group]] is labelled by a letter which is called the ''Wyckoff letter''. | ||
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Position de Wyckoff (Fr). Wyckoff punktlage (Ge). Posizione di Wyckoff (It). ワイコフ位置 (Ja)
Definition
A Wyckoff position consists of all points X of a space group G for which the site-symmetry groups are conjugate subgroups of G.
Each Wyckoff positon of a space group is labelled by a letter which is called the Wyckoff letter.
The number of different Wyckoff position of each space group is finite, the maximal numbers being 9 for plane groups (realized in p2mm) and 27 for space groups (realized in Pmmm).
See also
- crystallographic orbit
- lattice complex
- point configuration
- Wyckoff set
- Chapter 8.3.2 of International Tables of Crystallography, Section A