Representation of the C

2v
symmetry for x axis
Comes from the matrix operator C
2
, E, etc.
Symmetry operation: E C
2
sigma-v sigma-v(prime)
X: 1 -1 1 -1
Y: 1 -1 -1 1
Z: 1 1 1 1
XY: 1 1 -1 -1
Group Thoery states # irrep = # of symmetry operations
Your irrep are X, Y, Z, XY
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