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Definition: '''A reflection (h,k,l) is said to be centric if in the space group there is at least one symmetry operation g(x)=R_g*x+t_g whose rotational part R_g sends the reflection to minus itself''', i.e.:
Definition: '''A reflection (h,k,l) is said to be centric if in the space group there is at least one symmetry operation g(x)=R_g*x+t_g whose rotational part R_g sends the reflection to minus itself''', i.e.:


(h,k,l) is centric if there is a symop g in G such that R_g*(h,k,l)=(-h,-k,-l)
(h,k,l) is centric if there is a symop g(x)=R_g*x+t_g in G such that R_g*(h,k,l)=(-h,-k,-l)


Theorem: '''The phase of a centric reflection is restricted to phi(h,k,l)=2pi*(h*tx_g+k*ty_g+l*tz_g) plus or minus any integer number of pi'''
Theorem: '''The phase of a centric reflection is restricted to phi(h,k,l)=2pi*(h*tx_g+k*ty_g+l*tz_g) plus or minus any integer number of pi'''
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