What is non translational symmetry in crystals?
What is non translational symmetry in crystals? Definition. A symmetry operation that is not compatible with the periodicity of a crystal pattern (in two or three dimensions) is called a noncrystallographic symmetry. Rotations 5, 8, 10 and 12 are compatible with a translation in higher-dimensional spaces, but they are commonly considered noncrystallographic. What are the elements of crystallographic symmetry? Each arrangement of atoms has a certain number of elements of symmetry; i.e., changes in the orientation of the arrangement of atoms seem to leave the atoms unmoved. One such element of symmetry is rotation; other elements are translation, reflection, and...