On Mar 21, 2012, at 23:35 , Caloma Trumica wrote: > "star of q", " q star", > I was wondering what are they referred to. Do they mean "q*"?
they mean "the set of q-vectors that are generated by applying all symmetry operations to a given q-vector". It is a basic concept in group theory applied to crystals. P. --- Paolo Giannozzi, Dept of Chemistry&Physics&Environment, Univ. Udine, via delle Scienze 208, 33100 Udine, Italy Phone +39-0432-558216, fax +39-0432-558222
