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Research: Science and Education
Modified Stereographic Projections of Point Groups and Diagrams of Their Irreducible Representations
Sidney F. A. Kettle
University of East Anglia, School of Chemical Sciences, Norwich NR4 7TJ, England (UK)

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May 1999
Vol. 76 No. 5
p. 675

Abstract
Modified versions of the stereographic projections of the point groups of classical crystallography are presented. They show the consequences of symmetry operations rather than emphasizing the existence of symmetry elements. These projections may be used to give pictures of the irreducible representations of point groups and several examples are given. Such pictures add physical reality to the irreducible representations and facilitate simple lecture demonstration of many important aspects and applications of group theory in chemistry.
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*  Citation
Kettle, Sidney F. A. J. Chem. Educ. 1999 76 675.
*  Keywords
Inorganic Chemistry; Physical Chemistry; Stereochemistry; Group Theory; Quantum Chemistry; Theoretical Chemistry
*  History
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June 11, 1999
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