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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(Due to the assumption of centrosymmetry, we have [u.sub.[+ or -]], [[??].sub.[+ or -]] [member of] [F.sup.n+2.sub.[+ or -]].)
Inversion of centrosymmetric Toeplitz-plus-Hankel Bezoutians
The maps [[theta].sub.2] o [[theta].sub.1] and [[theta].sub.3] preserve centrosymmetry. In fact:
Theorem 20 The map [theta] preserves centrosymmetry.
The Eulerian distribution on centrosymmetric involutions
The atoms are colored according to the centrosymmetry value, and the atoms with perfect fcc environment are removed to facilitate the view of GB position.
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