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Ed300281d Si 001-2
Ed300281d Si 001-2
1. Print a copy of the character table if you are tired of flipping to the back of the book to find one.
2. Fill in the characters of an arbitrary representation (Γ) and the spreadsheet will calculate the corresponding reduced
representation. Check the Cs table to see where your input goes (blue cells).
If the representation turns red, it isn't a linear combination in this group.
3. Fill in the desired irreducible representations and the spreadsheet will calculate a direct product (and the corresponding
reduced representation). Check the Cs table to see where your input goes (yellow cells).
Note, when you are doing this, a double prime must be entered as two apostrophes, not as a quotation mark. You need not
subscript characters in the representation label, however.
Tables with imaginary characters use the following identity in reducing degenerate representations:
εp + ε*p = 2 cos 2πp/n
The worksheets are protected to prevent accidental changes to the tables or formulas. If you need to edit outside of the
designated input cells, turn off the protection (no password required).
The print area has been set on each sheet so that it will print just the character table by default. To print the reduced
representation or direct product, clear the print area.
Brian Niece
Assumption College
Worcester, MA 01609
bniece@assumption.edu
Cs E σh
A' 1 1 x, y, Rz x2, y2, z2, xy
A'' 1 -1 z, Rx, Ry yz, xz
Ci E i
Ag 1 1 Rx, Ry, Rz x2, y2, z2, xy, xz, yz
Au 1 -1 x, y, z
C1 E
A 1
C2 E C2
A 1 1 z, Rz x2, y2, z2, xy
B 1 -1 x, y, Rx, Ry yz, xz
C3 E C3 C32 ε = exp(2πi/3)
A 1 1 1 z, Rz x2 + y2, z2
1 ε ε*
E (x, y), (Rx, Ry) (x2 - y2, xy), (xz, yz)
1 ε* ε
C4 E C4 C2 C43
A 1 1 1 1 z, Rz x2 + y2, z2
B 1 -1 1 -1 x2 - y2, xy
1 i -1 -i
E (x, y), (Rx, Ry) (yz, xz)
1 -i -1 i
C5 E C5 C52 C53 C54 ε = exp(2πi/5)
A 1 1 1 1 1 z, Rz x2 + y2, z2
1 ε ε2 ε2* ε*
E1 (x, y), (Rx, Ry) (yz, xz)
1 ε* ε*
2
ε 2
ε
1 ε2 ε* ε ε2*
E2 (x2 - y2, xy)
1 ε2* ε ε* ε2
C6 E C6 C3 C2 C32 C65 ε = exp(2πi/6)
A 1 1 1 1 1 1 z, Rz x2 + y2, z2
B 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1
1 ε -ε* -1 -ε ε*
E1 (x, y), (Rx, Ry) (xz, yz)
1 ε* -ε -1 -ε* ε
1 -ε* -ε 1 -ε* -ε
E2 (x2 - y2, xy)
1 -ε -ε* 1 -ε -ε*
C7 E C7 C72 C73 C74 C75 C76 ε = exp(2πi/7)
A 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 z, Rz x2 + y2, z2
1 ε ε2 ε3 ε3* ε2* ε*
E1 (x, y), (Rx, Ry) (xz, yz)
1 ε* ε*
2
ε*
3
ε3
ε 2
ε
1 ε2 ε3* ε* ε ε3 ε2*
E2 (x2 - y2, xy)
1 ε2* ε3 ε ε* ε3* ε2
1 ε3 ε* ε2 ε2* ε ε3*
E3
1 ε*
3
ε ε*
2
ε2
ε* ε3
C8 E C8 C4 C83 C2 C85 C43 C87 ε = exp(2πi/8)
A 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 z, Rz x2 + y2, z2
B 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1
1 ε i -ε* -1 -ε -i ε*
E1 (x, y), (Rx, Ry) (xz, yz)
1 ε* -i -ε -1 -ε* i ε
1 i -1 -i 1 i -1 -i
E2 (x2 - y2, xy)
1 -i -1 i 1 -i -1 i
1 -ε i ε* -1 ε -i -ε*
E3
1 -ε* -i ε -1 ε* i -ε
D2 E C2(z) C2(y) C2(x)
A 1 1 1 1 x2, y2, z2
B1 1 1 -1 -1 z, Rz xy
B2 1 -1 1 -1 y, Ry xz
B3 1 -1 -1 1 x, Rx yz
D3 E 2C3 3C2
A1 1 1 1 x2 + y2, z2
A2 1 1 -1 z, Rz
E 2 -1 0 (x, y), (Rx, Ry) (x2 - y2, xy), (xz, yz)
D4 E 2C4 C2(=C42) 2C2' 2C2''
A1 1 1 1 1 1 x2 + y2, z2
A2 1 1 1 -1 -1 z, Rz
B1 1 -1 1 1 -1 x2 - y2
B2 1 -1 1 -1 1 xy
E 2 0 -2 0 0 (x, y), (Rx, Ry) (xz, yz)
D5 E 2C5 2C52 5C2
A1 1 1 1 1 x2 + y2, z2
A2 1 1 1 -1 z, Rz
E1 2 2 cos 72° 2 cos 144° 0 (x, y), (Rx, Ry) (xz, yz)
E2 2 2 cos 144° 2 cos 72° 0 (x2 - y2, xy)
D6 E 2C6 2C3 C2 3C2' 3C2''
A1 1 1 1 1 1 1 x2 + y2, z2
A2 1 1 1 1 -1 -1 z, Rz
B1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1
B2 1 -1 1 -1 -1 1
E1 2 1 -1 -2 0 0 (x, y), (Rx, Ry) (xz, yz)
E2 2 -1 -1 2 0 0 (x2 - y2, xy)
C2h E C2 i σh
Ag 1 1 1 1 Rz x2, y2, z2, xy
Bg 1 -1 1 -1 Rx, Ry xz, yz
Au 1 1 -1 -1 z
Bu 1 -1 -1 1 x, y
C3h E C3 C32 σh S3 S35 ε = exp(2πi/3)
A' 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rz x2 + y2, z2
1 ε ε* 1 ε ε*
E' (x, y) (x2 - y2, xy)
1 ε* ε 1 ε* ε
A'' 1 1 1 -1 -1 -1 z
1 ε ε* -1 -ε -ε*
E'' (Rx, Ry) (xz, yz)
1 ε* ε -1 -ε* -ε
C4h E C4 C2 C43 i S43 σh S4
Ag 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rz x2 + y2, z2
Bg 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 x2 - y2, xy
1 i -1 -i 1 i -1 -i
Eg (Rx, Ry) (xz, yz)
1 -i -1 i 1 -i -1 i
Au 1 1 1 1 -1 -1 -1 -1 z
Bu 1 -1 1 -1 -1 1 -1 1
1 i -1 -i -1 -i 1 i
Eu (x, y)
1 -i -1 i -1 i 1 -i
C5h E C5 C52 C53 C54 σh S5 S57 S53 S59 ε = exp(2πi/5)
A' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rz x2 + y2, z2
1 ε ε2 ε2* ε* 1 ε ε2 ε2* ε*
E1' (x, y)
1 ε* ε*
2
ε 2
ε 1 ε* ε*
2
ε 2
ε
1 ε2 ε* ε ε2* 1 ε2 ε* ε ε2*
E2' (x2 - y2, xy)
1 ε2* ε ε* ε2 1 ε2* ε ε* ε2
A'' 1 1 1 1 1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 z
1 ε ε 2
ε*
2
ε* -1 -ε -ε 2
-ε *2
-ε*
E1'' (Rx, Ry) (xz, yz)
1 ε* ε2* ε2 ε -1 -ε* -ε2* -ε2 -ε
1 ε2 ε* ε ε2* -1 -ε2 -ε* -ε -ε2*
E2''
1 ε2* ε ε* ε2 -1 -ε2* -ε -ε* -ε2
C6h E C6 C3 C2 C32 C65 i S35 S65 σh S6 S3
Ag 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rz
Bg 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1
1 ε -ε* -1 -ε ε* 1 ε -ε* -1 -ε ε*
E1g (Rx, Ry)
1 ε* -ε -1 -ε* ε 1 ε* -ε -1 -ε* ε
1 -ε* -ε 1 -ε* -ε 1 -ε* -ε 1 -ε* -ε
E2g
1 -ε -ε* 1 -ε -ε* 1 -ε -ε* 1 -ε -ε*
Au 1 1 1 1 1 1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 z
Bu 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1
1 ε -ε* -1 -ε ε* -1 -ε ε* 1 ε -ε*
E1u (x, y)
1 ε* -ε -1 -ε* ε -1 -ε* ε 1 ε* -ε
1 -ε* -ε 1 -ε* -ε -1 ε* ε -1 ε* ε
E2u
1 -ε -ε* 1 -ε -ε* -1 ε ε* -1 ε ε*
ε = exp(2πi/6)
x2 + y2, z2
(xz, yz)