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. 1965 Sep-Oct;69A(5):461–479. doi: 10.6028/jres.069A.049

Table 14.

Reduction from 6 to 2

Space group of unstrained crystal, order 6 per lattice point If stressed so that zX, Y, or Z Space group of strained crystal, order 2 per lattice point
Coordinates referred to axes of unstrained crystal
No. Symbol 1st Subset 2d Subset 3d Subset No. Symbol
168 P6 (x,y, z)
(x¯y¯, z)
(y¯,x-y, z)
(y,y-x, z)
(y-x,x¯, z)
(x-y,x, z)
3 P2
169 P61 (x,y, z)
(x¯y¯, ½+ z)
(y¯,x-y, ⅓+ z)
(y,y-x,⅚+ z)
(y-x,x¯, ⅔+z)
(x-y,x,⅙+ z)
4 P21
170 P65 (x,y, z)
(x¯y¯, ½+ z)
(y¯,x-y,⅔+z)
(y,y-x,⅙+ z)
(y-x,x¯, ⅓+ z)
(x-y,x,⅚+ z)
4 P21
171 P62 (x,y, z)
(x¯y¯, z)
(y¯,x-y, ⅔+z)
(y,y-x, ⅔+z)
(y-x,x¯, ⅓+ z)
(x-y,x, ⅓+ z)
3 P2
172 P64 (x,y, z)
(x¯y¯, z)
(y¯,x-y, ⅓+ z)
(y,y-x, ⅓+ z)
(y-x,x¯, ⅔+z)
(x-y,x, ⅔+z)
3 P2
173 P63 (x,y, z)
(x¯y¯, ½+ z)
(y¯,x-y, z)
(y,y-x, ½+ z)
(y-x,x¯, z)
(x-y,x, ½+ z)
4 P21