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On the relationship between crystal quantum numbers and irreducible representations of point groups

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A classification of all point groups allows us to derive general character tables. The crystal quantum number description of eigenfunctions ¦JM〉 is related to the symmetry properties, and general relationships between them are given.

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Beeckman, W., Goffart, J. On the relationship between crystal quantum numbers and irreducible representations of point groups. Theoret. Chim. Acta 74, 219–228 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00527145

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