Symmetry Operations in Three-Dimensional Space

Even though we now know the various kinds of lattices you can use to describe crystals, we haven't yet talked about the specifics of how different symmetry elements can be arranged in three-dimensional space. That's what we'll set out to do now. It's time to understand space groups.

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