Character table for point group S8

=exp(2i/8)
S8 E S8 C4 (z) (S8)3 C2 (S8)5 (C4)3 (S8)7
linear functions,
rotations
quadratic
functions
cubic
functions
A +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 Rz x2+y2, z2 -
B +1 -1 +1 -1 +1 -1 +1 -1 z - z3, z(x2+y2)
E1 +1
+1		 +
+*		+i
-i		-*
-		-1
-1		-
-*		-i
+i		+*
+		x+iy
x-iy		 - (xz2, yz2) [x(x2+y2), y(x2+y2)]
E2 +1
+1		 +i
-i		-1
-1		-i
+i		+1
+1		+i
-i		-1
-1		-i
+i		- (x2-y2, xy) [xyz, z(x2-y2)]
E3 +1
+1		 -
-*		+i
-i		+*
+		-1
-1		+
+*		-i
+i		-*
-		Rx+iRy
Rx-iRy		 (xz, yz) [y(3x2-y2), x(x2-3y2)]


Additional information

Number of symmetry elements h = 8
Number of irreducible representations n = 8
Number of real irreducible representations n = 5
Abelian group yes
Number of subgroups2
Subgroups C2 , C4
Optical Isomerism (Chirality) no
Polar no


Reduction formula for point group S8

Type of representation

Information for point groups with complex irreducible representations

general 3N vib

E S8 C4 (z) (S8)3 C2 (S8)5 (C4)3 (S8)7



Multipoles

dipole (p) B+E1
quadrupole (d) A+E2+E3
octopole (f) B+E1+E2+E3
hexadecapole (g) A+2B+E1+E2+E3
32-pole (h) 2A+B+E1+E2+2E3
64-pole (i) A+2B+2E1+2E2+E3
128-pole (j) 2A+B+2E1+2E2+2E3
256-pole(k) 3A+2B+2E1+2E2+2E3
512-pole (l) 2A+3B+3E1+2E2+2E3

First nonvanishing multipole: quadrupole

Literature


Character tables for chemically important point groups Computational Laboratory for Analysis, Modeling and Visualization Constructor University Bremen
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