D14d E 2 S28 2 C14 2 S28^3 2 C7 2 S28^5 2 C14^3 2 S4 2 C7^2 2 S28^9 2 C14^5 2 S28^11 2 C7^3 2 S28^13 C2 14 C2' 14 sd <R> <p> <—d—> <——f——> <———g———> <————h————> <—————i—————> A1 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 ... ... ....T ....... ........T ........... ............T A2 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 -1.00000 -1.00000 ..T ... ..... ....... ......... ........... ............. B1 1.00000 -1.00000 1.00000 -1.00000 1.00000 -1.00000 1.00000 -1.00000 1.00000 -1.00000 1.00000 -1.00000 1.00000 -1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 -1.00000 ... ... ..... ....... ......... ........... ............. B2 1.00000 -1.00000 1.00000 -1.00000 1.00000 -1.00000 1.00000 -1.00000 1.00000 -1.00000 1.00000 -1.00000 1.00000 -1.00000 1.00000 -1.00000 1.00000 ... ..T ..... ......T ......... ..........T ............. E1 2.00000 1.94986 1.80194 1.56366 1.24698 0.86777 0.44504 0.00000 -0.44504 -0.86777 -1.24698 -1.56366 -1.80194 -1.94986 -2.00000 0.00000 0.00000 ... TT. ..... ....TT. ......... ........TT. ............. E2 2.00000 1.80194 1.24698 0.44504 -0.44504 -1.24698 -1.80194 -2.00000 -1.80194 -1.24698 -0.44504 0.44504 1.24698 1.80194 2.00000 0.00000 0.00000 ... ... TT... ....... ....TT... ........... ........TT... E3 2.00000 1.56366 0.44504 -0.86777 -1.80194 -1.94986 -1.24698 0.00000 1.24698 1.94986 1.80194 0.86777 -0.44504 -1.56366 -2.00000 0.00000 0.00000 ... ... ..... TT..... ......... ....TT..... ............. E4 2.00000 1.24698 -0.44504 -1.80194 -1.80194 -0.44504 1.24698 2.00000 1.24698 -0.44504 -1.80194 -1.80194 -0.44504 1.24698 2.00000 0.00000 0.00000 ... ... ..... ....... TT....... ........... ....TT....... E5 2.00000 0.86777 -1.24698 -1.94986 -0.44504 1.56366 1.80194 0.00000 -1.80194 -1.56366 0.44504 1.94986 1.24698 -0.86777 -2.00000 0.00000 0.00000 ... ... ..... ....... ......... TT......... ............. E6 2.00000 0.44504 -1.80194 -1.24698 1.24698 1.80194 -0.44504 -2.00000 -0.44504 1.80194 1.24698 -1.24698 -1.80194 0.44504 2.00000 0.00000 0.00000 ... ... ..... ....... ......... ........... TT........... E7 2.00000 0.00000 -2.00000 0.00000 2.00000 0.00000 -2.00000 0.00000 2.00000 0.00000 -2.00000 0.00000 2.00000 0.00000 -2.00000 0.00000 0.00000 ... ... ..... ....... ......... ........... ............. E8 2.00000 -0.44504 -1.80194 1.24698 1.24698 -1.80194 -0.44504 2.00000 -0.44504 -1.80194 1.24698 1.24698 -1.80194 -0.44504 2.00000 0.00000 0.00000 ... ... ..... ....... ......... ........... ............. E9 2.00000 -0.86777 -1.24698 1.94986 -0.44504 -1.56366 1.80194 0.00000 -1.80194 1.56366 0.44504 -1.94986 1.24698 0.86777 -2.00000 0.00000 0.00000 ... ... ..... ....... ......... ........... ..TT......... E10 2.00000 -1.24698 -0.44504 1.80194 -1.80194 0.44504 1.24698 -2.00000 1.24698 0.44504 -1.80194 1.80194 -0.44504 -1.24698 2.00000 0.00000 0.00000 ... ... ..... ....... ......... ..TT....... ............. E11 2.00000 -1.56366 0.44504 0.86777 -1.80194 1.94986 -1.24698 0.00000 1.24698 -1.94986 1.80194 -0.86777 -0.44504 1.56366 -2.00000 0.00000 0.00000 ... ... ..... ....... ..TT..... ........... ......TT..... E12 2.00000 -1.80194 1.24698 -0.44504 -0.44504 1.24698 -1.80194 2.00000 -1.80194 1.24698 -0.44504 -0.44504 1.24698 -1.80194 2.00000 0.00000 0.00000 ... ... ..... ..TT... ......... ......TT... ............. E13 2.00000 -1.94986 1.80194 -1.56366 1.24698 -0.86777 0.44504 0.00000 -0.44504 0.86777 -1.24698 1.56366 -1.80194 1.94986 -2.00000 0.00000 0.00000 TT. ... ..TT. ....... ......TT. ........... ..........TT. Irrational character values: 1.949855824364 = 2*cos(2*π/28) = 2*cos(π/14) 1.801937735805 = 2*cos(4*π/28) = 2*cos(π/7) 1.563662964936 = 2*cos(6*π/28) = 2*cos(3*π/14) 1.246979603717 = 2*cos(8*π/28) = 2*cos(2*π/7) 0.867767478235 = 2*cos(10*π/28) = 2*cos(5*π/14) 0.445041867913 = 2*cos(12*π/28) = 2*cos(3*π/7) Symmetry of Rotations and Cartesian products A1 d+g+i+k+m z2, z4, z6 A2 R Rz B2 p+f+h+j+l z, z3, z5 E1 p+f+h+j+l {x, y}, {xz2, yz2}, {xz4, yz4} E2 d+g+i+k+m {x2−y2, xy}, {z2(x2−y2), xyz2}, {z4(x2−y2), xyz4} E3 f+h+j+l {x(x2−3y2), y(3x2−y2)}, {xz2(x2−3y2), yz2(3x2−y2)} E4 g+i+k+m {(x2−y2)2−4x2y2, xy(x2−y2)}, {z2((x2−y2)2−4x2y2), xyz2(x2−y2)} E5 h+j+l+m {x(x2−(5+2√5)y2)(x2−(5−2√5)y2), y((5+2√5)x2−y2)((5−2√5)x2−y2)} E6 i+k+l+m {x2(x2−3y2)2−y2(3x2−y2)2, xy(x2−3y2)(3x2−y2)} E7 j+k+l+m E8 j+k+l+m E9 i+k+l+m {xz(x2−(5+2√5)y2)(x2−(5−2√5)y2), yz((5+2√5)x2−y2)((5−2√5)x2−y2)} E10 h+j+l+m {z((x2−y2)2−4x2y2), xyz(x2−y2)} E11 g+i+k+m {xz(x2−3y2), yz(3x2−y2)}, {xz3(x2−3y2), yz3(3x2−y2)} E12 f+h+j+l {z(x2−y2), xyz}, {z3(x2−y2), xyz3} E13 R+d+g+i+k+m {Rx, Ry}, {xz, yz}, {xz3, yz3}, {xz5, yz5} Notes: α The order of the D14d point group is 56, and the order of the principal axis (S28) is 28. The group has 17 irreducible representations. β The D14d point group is isomorphic to C28v and D28. γ The D14d point group is generated by two symmetry elements, S28 and either a perpendicular C2′ or a vertical σd. Also, the group may be generated from a C2′ plus a σd (some pairs will yield smaller groups, though; choosing a minimum angle is safe). δ The group contains one set of twofold symmetry axes (C2′) perpendicular to the principal (z) axis. Both x and y axes are members of that set. ε The single σd set of symmetry planes contains neither the xz nor the yz planes; but it contains the median plane (x+y)z. ζ The lowest nonvanishing multipole moment in D14d is 4 (quadrupole moment). η This point group is non-Abelian (some symmetry operations are not commutative). Therefore, the character table contains multi-membered classes and degenerate irreducible representations. θ Some of the characters in the table are irrational because the order of the principal axis is neither 1,2,3,4 nor 6. These irrational values can be expressed as cosine values, or as solutions of algebraic equations with a leading coefficient of 1. All characters are algebraic integers of a degree much less than half the order of the principal axis. ι The point group corresponds to a polygon inconstructible by the classical means of ruler and compass. Yet it becomes constructible if angle trisection is allowed, e.g., with neusis construction or origami. This is because the order of the principal axis is given by a product of any number of different Pierpont primes (...,5,7,13,17,19,37,73,97,109,163,...) times arbitrary powers of two and three. κ The regular heptagon is the lowest regular polygon that cannot be constructed by compass and ruler alone, which has mystified mathematicians since antiquity. The reason for the inconstructibility of the heptagon is that cos(2π/7) has an algebraic degree of 3 and thus can not be represented by square roots and integer numbers. An algebraic representation becomes possible if cubic roots and complex numbers are used: 2*cos(2π/7) = (3√28+i*84*√3 + 3√28−i*84*√3 − 2)/6. This complex expression for a real value is hardly useful. Therefore, regular polygons of order 14,21,28,35,42 etc. are also inconstructible, and their cosines have no representation in real radicals.
| D12d | ||
| D13d | ||
| C14 C14v C14h D14 D14h | D14d | S14 |
| D15d | ||
| D16d |
This Character Table for the D14d point group was created by Gernot Katzer.
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