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This chapter briefly describes basic notions of the theory of crystal symmetry and space groups. They will be repeatedly referred to in subsequent discussion of the structure of nonstoichiometric compounds, alteration of symmetry and properties of these compounds during ordering.
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Gusev, A.I., Rempel, A.A., Magerl, A.J. (2001). Crystal Symmetry. In: Disorder and Order in Strongly Nonstoichiometric Compounds. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 47. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04582-4_2
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