Cubic icosahedra? A problem in assigning symmetry

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 823-826

  Lloyd, D R ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Graduate education research; Group theory symmetry; Inorganic chemistry; Molecular properties structure; Physical chemistry; Textbooks reference books; Upper division undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955905644     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed1002288     Document Type: Article

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