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Category space_group_symop

Category Description

              Contains information about the symmetry operations of the
               space group.




Category Examples




Example 1:

    The symmetry operations for the space group P21/c




    loop_
    _space_group_symop.id
    _space_group_symop.operation_xyz
    _space_group_symop.operation_description
  1    x,y,z          'identity mapping'
  2    -x,-y,-z       'inversion'
  3    -x,1/2+y,1/2-z '2-fold screw rotation with axis in (0,y,1/4)'
  4    x,1/2-y,1/2+z  'c glide reflection through the plane (x,1/4,y)'




Key Category Items

• _space_group_symop.id



Items in Category space_group_symop

Item Name	Mandatory Code
_space_group_symop.generator_xyz	no
_space_group_symop.id	yes
_space_group_symop.operation_description	no
_space_group_symop.operation_xyz	no
_space_group_symop.sg_id	no

 

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