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The same once again please: a pedagogical introduction to normalizers
Author(s) -
Nespolo Massimo
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of applied crystallography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.429
H-Index - 162
ISSN - 1600-5767
DOI - 10.1107/s1600576715020749
Subject(s) - curriculum , space (punctuation) , mathematics education , computer science , engineering ethics , epistemology , philosophy , sociology , engineering , mathematics , pedagogy , linguistics
Normalizers of space groups are extensively used in the solution of diverse tasks in structural crystallography. Yet, they are often considered an `esoteric' topic, seldom introduced in the education curriculum of a crystallographer. This paper presents a pedagogical introduction with special emphasis on their role in the equivalent description of crystal structures.