---
name: "symmetry"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libsc-doc"
version: "2.2.2-3"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/symmetry"
---

# symmetry(3)

The Symmetry Library The symmetry library implements a few basic ideas in group theory. Namely, it provides a character table for a given point group. Currently it does not support the cubic point groups (e.g. $T\_d$ or $I\_h$). The only classes intended for public consumption are the CharacterTable and PointGroup classes. PointGroup stores the Schoenflies symbol for a point group, and can generate a CharacterTable on the fly. A CharacterTable contains IrreducibleRepresentation's and SymmetryOperation's.

## NAME

symmetry - The Symmetry Library The symmetry library implements a few basic ideas in group theory. Namely, it provides a character table for a given point group. Currently it does not support the cubic point groups (e.g. $T\_d$ or $I\_h$). The only classes intended for public consumption are the CharacterTable and PointGroup classes. PointGroup stores the Schoenflies symbol for a point group, and can generate a CharacterTable on the fly. A CharacterTable contains IrreducibleRepresentation's and SymmetryOperation's.