Patterns Without Translational Symmetry
For a pattern without translational symmetry there are the following possibilities (1D point groups):
- the symmetry group is the trivial group (no symmetry)
- the symmetry group is one of the groups each consisting of the identity and reflection in a point (isomorphic toC2)
Read more about this topic: One-dimensional Symmetry Group
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