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Tetrahedral Group

The Point Group of symmetries of the Tetrahedron, denoted $T_d$. The tetrahedral group has symmetry operations $E$, $8C_3$, $3C_2$, $6S_4$, and $6\sigma_d$ (Cotton 1990).

See also Icosahedral Group, Octahedral Group, Point Groups, Tetrahedron


References

Cotton, F. A. Chemical Applications of Group Theory, 3rd ed. New York: Wiley, p. 47, 1990.

Lomont, J. S. ``Icosahedral Group.'' §3.10.C in Applications of Finite Groups. New York: Dover, p. 81, 1987.




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1999-05-26