Point Group S28



ε=exp(2πi/28)
S28 E S28 C14 (S28)3 C7 (S28)5 (C14)3 S4 (C7)2 (S28)9 (C14)5 (S28)11 (C7)3 (S28)13 C2 (S28)15 (C7)4 (S28)17 (C14)9 (S28)19 (C7)5 (S4)3 (C14)11 (S28)23 (C7)6 (S28)25 (C14)13 (S28)27
A 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
B 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1
E1* 1
1
ε*
ε*
ε2*
ε2*
ε3*
ε3*
ε4*
ε4*
ε5*
ε5*
ε6*
ε6*
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-i
6*
6*
5*
5*
4*
4*
3*
3*
2*
2*
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-1
-1
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*
2*
2*
3*
3*
4*
4*
5*
5*
6*
6*
-i
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ε6*
ε6*
ε5*
ε5*
ε4*
ε4*
ε3*
ε3*
ε2*
ε2*
ε*
ε*
E2* 1
1
ε2*
ε2*
ε4*
ε4*
ε6*
ε6*
6*
6*
4*
4*
2*
2*
-1
-1
2*
2*
4*
4*
6*
6*
ε6*
ε6*
ε4*
ε4*
ε2*
ε2*
1
1
ε2*
ε2*
ε4*
ε4*
ε6*
ε6*
6*
6*
4*
4*
2*
2*
-1
-1
2*
2*
4*
4*
6*
6*
ε6*
ε6*
ε4*
ε4*
ε2*
ε2*
E3* 1
1
ε3*
ε3*
ε6*
ε6*
5*
5*
2*
2*
*
*
4*
4*
-i
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ε4*
ε4*
ε*
ε*
ε2*
ε2*
ε5*
ε5*
6*
6*
3*
3*
-1
-1
3*
3*
6*
6*
ε5*
ε5*
ε2*
ε2*
ε*
ε*
ε4*
ε4*
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-i
4*
4*
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*
2*
2*
5*
5*
ε6*
ε6*
ε3*
ε3*
E4* 1
1
ε4*
ε4*
6*
6*
2*
2*
2*
2*
6*
6*
ε4*
ε4*
1
1
ε4*
ε4*
6*
6*
2*
2*
2*
2*
6*
6*
ε4*
ε4*
1
1
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ε4*
6*
6*
2*
2*
2*
2*
6*
6*
ε4*
ε4*
1
1
ε4*
ε4*
6*
6*
2*
2*
2*
2*
6*
6*
ε4*
ε4*
E5* 1
1
ε5*
ε5*
4*
4*
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*
6*
6*
ε3*
ε3*
ε2*
ε2*
i
-i
2*
2*
3*
3*
ε6*
ε6*
ε*
ε*
ε4*
ε4*
5*
5*
-1
-1
5*
5*
ε4*
ε4*
ε*
ε*
ε6*
ε6*
3*
3*
2*
2*
-i
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ε2*
ε2*
ε3*
ε3*
6*
6*
*
*
4*
4*
ε5*
ε5*
E6* 1
1
ε6*
ε6*
2*
2*
4*
4*
ε4*
ε4*
ε2*
ε2*
6*
6*
-1
-1
6*
6*
ε2*
ε2*
ε4*
ε4*
4*
4*
2*
2*
ε6*
ε6*
1
1
ε6*
ε6*
2*
2*
4*
4*
ε4*
ε4*
ε2*
ε2*
6*
6*
-1
-1
6*
6*
ε2*
ε2*
ε4*
ε4*
4*
4*
2*
2*
ε6*
ε6*
E7* 1
1
i
-i
-1
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1
1
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E8* 1
1
6*
6*
2*
2*
ε4*
ε4*
ε4*
ε4*
2*
2*
6*
6*
1
1
6*
6*
2*
2*
ε4*
ε4*
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2*
2*
6*
6*
1
1
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6*
2*
2*
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2*
2*
6*
6*
1
1
6*
6*
2*
2*
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ε4*
ε4*
ε4*
2*
2*
6*
6*
E9* 1
1
5*
5*
4*
4*
ε*
ε*
6*
6*
3*
3*
ε2*
ε2*
i
-i
2*
2*
ε3*
ε3*
ε6*
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ε4*
ε4*
ε5*
ε5*
-1
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ε5*
ε5*
ε4*
ε4*
*
*
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ε6*
ε3*
ε3*
2*
2*
-i
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ε2*
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3*
3*
6*
6*
ε*
ε*
4*
4*
5*
5*
E10* 1
1
4*
4*
6*
6*
ε2*
ε2*
2*
2*
ε6*
ε6*
ε4*
ε4*
-1
-1
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ε6*
ε6*
2*
2*
ε2*
ε2*
6*
6*
4*
4*
1
1
4*
4*
6*
6*
ε2*
ε2*
2*
2*
ε6*
ε6*
ε4*
ε4*
-1
-1
ε4*
ε4*
ε6*
ε6*
2*
2*
ε2*
ε2*
6*
6*
4*
4*
E11* 1
1
3*
3*
ε6*
ε6*
ε5*
ε5*
2*
2*
ε*
ε*
4*
4*
-i
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ε4*
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ε2*
ε2*
5*
5*
6*
6*
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5*
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4*
4*
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2*
2*
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3*
3*
E12* 1
1
2*
2*
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6*
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6*
6*
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2*
2*
1
1
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2*
1
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6*
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6*
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2*
1
1
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6*
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6*
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2*
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E13* 1
1
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3*
3*
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5*
5*
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6*
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4*
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2*
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-1
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2*
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ε3*
4*
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3*
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Additional information

Number of symmetry elements h = 28
Number of classes, irreps n = 28
Number of real-valued irreducible representations n = 15
Abelian group yes
Optical Isomerism (Chirality) no
Polar no
Parity no


Reduce representation to irreducible representations


E S28 C14 (S28)3 C7 (S28)5 (C14)3 S4 (C7)2 (S28)9 (C14)5 (S28)11 (C7)3 (S28)13 C2 (S28)15 (C7)4 (S28)17 (C14)9 (S28)19 (C7)5 (S4)3 (C14)11 (S28)23 (C7)6 (S28)25 (C14)13 (S28)27



Genrate representation from irreducible representations


A B E1* E2* E3* E4* E5* E6* E7* E8* E9* E10* E11* E12* E13*




Direct products of irreducible representations


Binary products
A B E1* E2* E3* E4* E5* E6* E7* E8* E9* E10* E11* E12* E13*
A A
B BA
E1* E1E132A⊕E2
E2* E2E12E1⊕E32A⊕E4
E3* E3E11E2⊕E4E1⊕E52A⊕E6
E4* E4E10E3⊕E5E2⊕E6E1⊕E72A⊕E8
E5* E5E9E4⊕E6E3⊕E7E2⊕E8E1⊕E92A⊕E10
E6* E6E8E5⊕E7E4⊕E8E3⊕E9E2⊕E10E1⊕E112A⊕E12
E7* E7E7E6⊕E8E5⊕E9E4⊕E10E3⊕E11E2⊕E12E1⊕E132A⊕2B
E8* E8E6E7⊕E9E6⊕E10E5⊕E11E4⊕E12E3⊕E132B⊕E2E1⊕E132A⊕E12
E9* E9E5E8⊕E10E7⊕E11E6⊕E12E5⊕E132B⊕E4E3⊕E13E2⊕E12E1⊕E112A⊕E10
E10* E10E4E9⊕E11E8⊕E12E7⊕E132B⊕E6E5⊕E13E4⊕E12E3⊕E11E2⊕E10E1⊕E92A⊕E8
E11* E11E3E10⊕E12E9⊕E132B⊕E8E7⊕E13E6⊕E12E5⊕E11E4⊕E10E3⊕E9E2⊕E8E1⊕E72A⊕E6
E12* E12E2E11⊕E132B⊕E10E9⊕E13E8⊕E12E7⊕E11E6⊕E10E5⊕E9E4⊕E8E3⊕E7E2⊕E6E1⊕E52A⊕E4
E13* E13E12B⊕E12E11⊕E13E10⊕E12E9⊕E11E8⊕E10E7⊕E9E6⊕E8E5⊕E7E4⊕E6E3⊕E5E2⊕E4E1⊕E32A⊕E2

Ternary Products
Quaternary Products



Symmetric powers [Γn] of degenerate irreducible representations
Vibrational overtones


irrep 2] 3] 4] 5] 6]
E1* A⊕E2E1⊕E3A⊕E2⊕E4E1⊕E3⊕E5A⊕E2⊕E4⊕E6More
E2* A⊕E4E2⊕E6A⊕E4⊕E8E2⊕E6⊕E10A⊕E4⊕E8⊕E12More
E3* A⊕E6E3⊕E9A⊕E6⊕E12E3⊕E9⊕E13A⊕E6⊕E10⊕E12More
E4* A⊕E8E4⊕E12A⊕E8⊕E12E4⊕E8⊕E12A⊕E4⊕E8⊕E12More
E5* A⊕E10E5⊕E13A⊕E8⊕E10E3⊕E5⊕E13A⊕E2⊕E8⊕E10More
E6* A⊕E12E6⊕E10A⊕E4⊕E12E2⊕E6⊕E10A⊕E4⊕E8⊕E12More
E7* A⊕2B2E73A⊕2B3E73A⊕4BMore
E8* A⊕E12E4⊕E8A⊕E4⊕E12E4⊕E8⊕E12A⊕E4⊕E8⊕E12More
E9* A⊕E10E1⊕E9A⊕E8⊕E10E1⊕E9⊕E11A⊕E2⊕E8⊕E10More
E10* A⊕E8E2⊕E10A⊕E8⊕E12E2⊕E6⊕E10A⊕E4⊕E8⊕E12More
E11* A⊕E6E5⊕E11A⊕E6⊕E12E1⊕E5⊕E11A⊕E6⊕E10⊕E12More
E12* A⊕E4E8⊕E12A⊕E4⊕E8E4⊕E8⊕E12A⊕E4⊕E8⊕E12More
E13* A⊕E2E11⊕E13A⊕E2⊕E4E9⊕E11⊕E13A⊕E2⊕E4⊕E6More



Spherical harmonics and Multipoles
Symmetric Powers of Γxyz


Spherical Harmonics Yl / Multipole Symmetric Power [Γl(xyz)]
l 2l+1 Multipole Symmetry Rank l(xyz)]
s (l=0) 1 Monopole A 1 A
p (l=1) 3 Dipole B⊕E1 3 B⊕E1
d (l=2) 5 Quadrupole A⊕E2⊕E13 6 2A⊕E2⊕E13
f (l=3) 7 Octupole B⊕E1⊕E3⊕E12 10 2B⊕2E1⊕E3⊕E12
g (l=4) 9 Hexadecapole A⊕E2⊕E4⊕E11⊕E13 15 3A⊕2E2⊕E4⊕E11⊕2E13
h (l=5) 11 Dotricontapole B⊕E1⊕E3⊕E5⊕E10⊕E12 21 3B⊕3E1⊕2E3⊕E5⊕E10⊕2E12
i (l=6) 13 Tetrahexacontapole A⊕E2⊕E4⊕E6⊕E9⊕E11⊕E13 28 4A⊕3E2⊕2E4⊕E6⊕E9⊕2E11⊕3E13
j (l=7) 15 Octacosahectapole B⊕E1⊕E3⊕E5⊕E7⊕E8⊕E10⊕E12 36 4B⊕4E1⊕3E3⊕2E5⊕E7⊕E8⊕2E10⊕3E12
k (l=8) 17 256-pole A⊕E2⊕E4⊕E6⊕E7⊕E8⊕E9⊕E11⊕E13 45 5A⊕4E2⊕3E4⊕2E6⊕E7⊕E8⊕2E9⊕3E11⊕4E13
l (l=9) 19 512-pole B⊕E1⊕E3⊕E5⊕E6⊕E7⊕E8⊕E9⊕E10⊕E12 55 5B⊕5E1⊕4E3⊕3E5⊕E6⊕2E7⊕2E8⊕E9⊕3E10⊕4E12
m (l=10) 21 1024-pole A⊕E2⊕E4⊕E5⊕E6⊕E7⊕E8⊕E9⊕E10⊕E11⊕E13 66 6A⊕5E2⊕4E4⊕E5⊕3E6⊕2E7⊕2E8⊕3E9⊕E10⊕4E11⊕5E13
n (l=11) 23 2048-pole B⊕E1⊕E3⊕E4⊕E5⊕E6⊕E7⊕E8⊕E9⊕E10⊕E11⊕E12 78 6B⊕6E1⊕5E3⊕E4⊕4E5⊕2E6⊕3E7⊕3E8⊕2E9⊕4E10⊕E11⊕5E12
o (l=12) 25 4096-pole A⊕E2⊕E3⊕E4⊕E5⊕E6⊕E7⊕E8⊕E9⊕E10⊕E11⊕E12⊕E13 91 7A⊕6E2⊕E3⊕5E4⊕2E5⊕4E6⊕3E7⊕3E8⊕4E9⊕2E10⊕5E11⊕E12⊕6E13
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First nonvanshing multipole: Quadrupole

Further Reading

  • A. Gelessus, W. Thiel, W. Weber. J. Chem. Educ. 72 505 (1995)
    Multipoles and symmetry




Ligand Field, dn term splitting


Term symbols for electronic configurations dn
dn Term Symbols
d1 = d9 2D
d2 = d8 1S, 1D, 1G, 3P, 3F
d3 = d7 2P, 2D (2), 2F, 2G, 2H, 4P, 4F
d4 = d6 1S (2), 1D (2), 1F, 1G (2), 1I, 3P (2), 3D, 3F (2), 3G, 3H, 5D
d5 2S, 2P, 2D (3), 2F (2), 2G (2), 2H, 2I, 4P, 4D, 4F, 4G, 6S


Term splitting in point group S28
L 2L+1 Term Splitting
S (L=0) 1 A
P (L=1) 3 A⊕E13
D (L=2) 5 A⊕E2⊕E13
F (L=3) 7 A⊕E2⊕E11⊕E13
G (L=4) 9 A⊕E2⊕E4⊕E11⊕E13
H (L=5) 11 A⊕E2⊕E4⊕E9⊕E11⊕E13
I (L=6) 13 A⊕E2⊕E4⊕E6⊕E9⊕E11⊕E13


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