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centrosymmetry
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centrosymmetry [¦sen·trō′sim·ə·trē]
(physics)
Property of a body or system which is unchanged under space inversion through a specified point.
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Two model examples--hexamethylbenzene, a centrosymmetric crystal with both covalent and Van der Waals bonds, and anhydrous alum, a nocentrosymmetric structure typical of ceramics and metals--are chosen as model crystals and used to explain symmetry, point groups, space groups, Bravais lattices, reciprocal lattices, and diffraction maxima.
Foundations of crystallography with computer applications by SciTech Book News
The molecules of the parent compound form centrosymmetric dimers through a self-complementary acid-acid hydrogenbond motif, rather than formation of the dominating C-H .
Direct space structure solution applications by Tremayne, Maryjane / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Consequently, the sample is centrosymmetric, and no birefringence or phase grating can exist.
Temperature variation of the photoinduced birefringence of an azo dye ... by Blanche, P.-A.; Lemaire, Ph.C.; Maertens, C.; Dubois, P.; Jerome, R. / Polymer Engineering and Science
 
 
 
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