Crystallographic Point Groups

H. K. D. H. Bhadeshia


point group symmetry operations, H. K. D. H. Bhadeshia, crystallography, symmetry, metallurgy, steels

An illustration of why an inversion hexad does not lead to a centre of symmetry
point group symmetry operations, H. K. D. H. Bhadeshia, crystallography, symmetry, metallurgy, steels

Shows that the operation of an inversion tetrad with a mirror plane normal to the tetrad is equivalent to just a tetrad with a mirror plane normal to itself.

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