<div> Dear Prof. </div>
<div> I did a phonon calculation for a p4/nmm crystal at Gamma point but when I look at the output</div>
<div> file there appares several representation and blocks data of phonon polarization </div>
<p> Atomic displacements:<br> There are 16 irreducible representations <br> <br> Representation 1 2 modes - To be done <br> Phonon polarizations are as follows: <br> mode # 1 mode # 2<br>
( 0.00000 0.00000 ) ( 0.00000 0.00000 )<br> ( 0.00000 0.00000 ) ( 0.00000 0.00000 )<br> ( 0.00000 0.00000 ) ( 0.00000 0.00000 )<br>
( 0.00000 0.00000 ) ( 0.00000 0.00000 )<br> ( 0.00000 0.00000 ) ( 0.00000 0.00000 )<br> ( 0.00000 0.00000 ) ( 0.00000 0.00000 )<br>
( 0.00000 0.00000 ) ( 0.00000 0.00000 )<br> ( 0.00000 0.00000 ) ( 0.00000 0.00000 )<br> ( 0.00000 0.00000 ) ( 0.00000 0.00000 )<br>
( 0.00000 0.00000 ) ( 0.00000 0.00000 )<br> ( 0.00000 0.00000 ) ( 0.00000 0.00000 )<br> ( 0.00000 0.00000 ) ( 0.00000 0.00000 )<br>
( -0.70711 0.00000 ) ( 0.00000 0.00000 )<br> ( 0.00000 0.00000 ) ( -0.70711 0.00000 )<br> ( 0.00000 0.00000 ) ( 0.00000 0.00000 )<br>
( 0.70711 0.00000 ) ( 0.00000 0.00000 )<br> ( 0.00000 0.00000 ) ( 0.70711 0.00000 )<br> ( 0.00000 0.00000 ) ( 0.00000 0.00000 )<br>
( 0.00000 0.00000 ) ( 0.00000 0.00000 )<br> ( 0.00000 0.00000 ) ( 0.00000 0.00000 )<br> ( 0.00000 0.00000 ) ( 0.00000 0.00000 )<br>
( 0.00000 0.00000 ) ( 0.00000 0.00000 )<br> ( 0.00000 0.00000 ) ( 0.00000 0.00000 )<br> ( 0.00000 0.00000 ) ( 0.00000 0.00000 <br>
<br> <br> I wander how the atoms in the unit cell are displaced, for a real calculation <br> what's the relation between polariztion vector and atoms displacements <br> and the relation between phonon mode , how to use the symmetry group to <br>
get the phonon polarization and atoms displacements pattern , if the crystal have inversion symmetry ,<br> so is it correct to say a particular phonon mode have or not have inversion symmetry. </p>
<div> Can anyone anwser my question , I will be very gratefull .-- </div>
<div><br>Sincerely Y. M. Qian <br>Lab.of Condensed Matter Theory and Materials Computation <br>Institute of Physics <br>Chinese Academy of Sciences<br>Tel: + 8610 8264 9147<br><a href="mailto:E-Mail%3Ayuminqian@gmail.com">E-Mail:yuminqian@gmail.com</a> <br>
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