List of planar symmetry groups

List of planar symmetry groups

This article summarizes the classes of discrete planar symmetry groups:
#2 infinite set of point groups
#7 Frieze groups
#17 wallpaper groups

Point groups

There are two classes of point groups, rotational and reflectional.

Point groups:
Maximum symmetry per lattice type

ee also

*relation between orbifold notation and order

External references

* [http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/docs/doyle/mpls/handouts/node39.html "Conway's manuscript" on Orbifold notation]
* http://www.xahlee.org/Wallpaper_dir/c5_17WallpaperGroups.html


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