5 and 10 order transforms in four dimensional crystal families (Q2755007)

Some algebraic methods are presented, algorithms for the determination of the fixed point sets and orbits of the four dimensional crystallographic groups. The main topics are: -- transformations of \(n\)-dimensional symmetry groups by \((n+1)\times(n+1)\) matrices; -- examples for determining the Wyckoff positions and fixed point sets in the case of some space groups of the three dimensional monoclinic crystal family; -- fixed point sets and orbits of some groups of the four dimensional decagonal and icosahedral crystal family; -- four dimensional symmetry transformations with five and ten orders.