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    The document describes how to mathematically represent crystals using three directional vectors, three distances (a, b, c), and three angles (α, β, γ). It explains that points in crystals can be described using a coordinate system based on these vectors. It then discusses how crystal directions are represented by [hkl] indices and planes are represented by (hkl) Miller indices, which are the reciprocals of intercepts on the crystal axes reduced to lowest integers. Finally, it summarizes that (q,r,s) denotes a point, [hkl] a direction, <hkl> a family of directions, (hkl) a plane, and {hkl} a family of planes.

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    The document describes how to mathematically represent crystals using three directional vectors, three distances (a, b, c), and three angles (α, β, γ). It explains that points in crystals can be described using a coordinate system based on these vectors. It then discusses how crystal directions are represented by [hkl] indices and planes are represented by (hkl) Miller indices, which are the reciprocals of intercepts on the crystal axes reduced to lowest integers. Finally, it summarizes that (q,r,s) denotes a point, [hkl] a direction, <hkl> a family of directions, (hkl) a plane, and {hkl} a family of planes.

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    The document describes how to mathematically represent crystals using three directional vectors, three distances (a, b, c), and three angles (α, β, γ). It explains that points in crystals can be described using a coordinate system based on these vectors. It then discusses how crystal directions are represented by [hkl] indices and planes are represented by (hkl) Miller indices, which are the reciprocals of intercepts on the crystal axes reduced to lowest integers. Finally, it summarizes that (q,r,s) denotes a point, [hkl] a direction, <hkl> a family of directions, (hkl) a plane, and {hkl} a family of planes.

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    Miller Indices

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    The document describes how to mathematically represent crystals using three directional vectors, three distances (a, b, c), and three angles (α, β, γ). It explains that points in crystals can be described using a coordinate system based on these vectors. It then discusses how crystal directions are represented by [hkl] indices and planes are represented by (hkl) Miller indices, which are the reciprocals of intercepts on the crystal axes reduced to lowest integers. Finally, it summarizes that (q,r,s) denotes a point, [hkl] a direction, <hkl> a family of directions, (hkl) a plane, and {hkl} a family of planes.

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    DESCRIBING CRYSTALS MATHEMATICALLY

    Three directional vectors


    Three distances: a, b, c
    Three angles: 
    ll points can be described
    using coordinate system in
    terms of the three vectors
    qa, rb, sc
    In cubic systems, symmetry
    makes a = b = c and
     = 90o

    Describe points using


    (q, r, s)
    CRYSTAL DIRECTIONS

    Directions are represented by


    arrows
    Labeled as [hkl] where h,k,l
    represent the coordinates of the
    point they pass through, when they
    originate from the origin
    Directions in crystals are like
    compass points; they don’t depend
    on where they start from
    All directions parallel to [111] are
    all [111], similar to north being
    north regardless of where you are
    standing.
    CRYSTAL PLANES

    Planes are described using


    Miller Indices
    They are the reciprocals of
    the intercepts on the major
    axes, reduced to the lowest
    possible integers
    Represented by (hkl)
    In (001) the intercepts are
    ∞ for the x and y axes as they
    are parallel; and 1 for the z
    axis
    All parallel planes have the
    same Miller Indices
    CRYSTAL PLANES

    In (110)
    There are intercepts on the
    x and y axes
    The plane is parallel to the
    z axis
    Intercepts are
    for h
    for k
    for l
    CRYSTAL PLANES

    For (111)
    There are three
    intercepts
    All at one unit vector
    FOR FCC
    THIS IS THE
    HEXAGONAL
    PLANE
    IT IS THE CLOSEST
    PACKED PLANE
    SUMMARY OF MEANINGS OF PARENTHESES

    (q,r,s) represents a point – note the exclusive use of commas

    [hkl] represents a direction


    <hkl> represents a family of directions

    (hkl) represents a plane


    {hkl} represents a family of planes

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