1.13: Representaciones irreducibles y especies de simetría
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Las dos representaciones irreducibles unidimensionales abarcaron\(s_N\) and \(s_1'\) are seen to be identical. This means that \(s_N\) and \(s_1'\) have the ‘same symmetry’, transforming in the same way under all of the symmetry operations of the point group and forming bases for the same matrix representation. As such, they are said to belong to the same symmetry species. There are a limited number of ways in which an arbitrary function can transform under the symmetry operations of a group, giving rise to a limited number of symmetry species. Any function that forms a basis for a matrix representation of a group must transform as one of the symmetry species of the group. The irreducible representations of a point group are labeled according to their symmetry species as follows:
- Las representaciones 1D están etiquetadas\(A\) or \(B\), depending on whether they are symmetric (character \(+1\)) or antisymmetric (character \(-1\)) under rotation about the principal axis.
- Las representaciones 2D están etiquetadas\(E\), 3D representations are labeled \(T\).
- En grupos que contienen un centro de inversión,\(g\) and \(u\) labels (from the German gerade and ungerade, meaning symmetric and antisymmetric) denote the character of the irreducible representation under inversion (\(+1\) for \(g\), \(-1\) for \(u\))
- En grupos con un plano espejo horizontal pero sin centro de inversión, a las representaciones irreducibles se les dan etiquetas prime y double prime para denotar si son simétricas (carácter\(+1\) or antisymmetric (character \(-1\)) under reflection in the plane.
- Si se requiere una mayor distinción entre representaciones irreducibles, los subíndices\(1\) and \(2\) are used to denote the character with respect to a \(C_2\) rotation perpendicular to the principal axis, or with respect to a vertical reflection if there are no \(C_2\) rotations.
La representación irreducible 1D en el\(C_{3v}\) point group is symmetric (has character \(+1\)) under all the symmetry operations of the group. It therefore belongs to the irreducible representation \(A_1\). The 2D irreducible representation has character \(2\) under the identity operation, \(-1\) under rotation, and \(0\) under reflection, and belongs to the irreducible representation \(E\).
A veces hay confusión sobre la relación entre una función\(f\) and its irreducible representation, but it is quite important that you understand the connection. There are several different ways of stating the relationship. For example, the following statements all mean the same thing:
- "\(f\) has \(A_2\) symmetry"
- "\(f\) transforms as \(A_2\)"
- "\(f\) has the same symmetry