Not sure this has much meaning to "Cheshire cell for point groups". The definition implies there are various possible origins - not relevant for point groups.. *"“The Cheshire cell is the minimum volume which will allow a unique solution. For the first molecule it will be the cell which covers a volume from one possible origin to the next - ..." *
On Mon, 24 Mar 2025 at 10:03, Gerard Bricogne < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear Stefano, > > I think that in general group theory, this object is called the > "normaliser" of the group. You could perhaps just use this general > name, rather than try and dig out another "cute" domain-specific > terminology ;-) . > > With best wishes, > > Gerard. > > -- > On Mon, Mar 24, 2025 at 10:44:28AM +0100, Stefano Trapani wrote: > > Hi > > Does anybody know if there is a conventional name to indicate the > symmetry of the set of symmetry elements (axes, planes) of a point group? > > I know that, for space groups, the symmetry of their symmetry elements > is called the "Cheshire symmetry". > > Is this name used also for point groups? > > > > Best regards > > > > Stefano Trapani > > > > Maître de Conférences > > http://www.cbs.cnrs.fr/index.php/fr/personnel?PERS=Stefano%20Trapani > > ------------------------------------- > > Centre de Biologie Structurale (CBS) > > 29 rue de Navacelles > > 34090 MONTPELLIER Cedex, France > > > > Tel : +33 (0)4 67 41 77 29 > > Fax : +33 (0)4 67 41 79 13 > > ------------------------------------- > > Université de Montpellier > > CNRS UMR 5048 > > INSERM UMR 1054 > > ------------------------------------- > > > > ######################################################################## > > > > To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: > > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 > > > > This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a > mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are > available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/ > > ######################################################################## > > To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 > > This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a > mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are > available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/ > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/
