International
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Volume B
Reciprocal space
Edited by U. Shmueli

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Section 1.3.4.2.2.9. Convolution theorems with crystallographic symmetry

G. Bricognea

a MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QH, England, and LURE, Bâtiment 209D, Université Paris-Sud, 91405 Orsay, France

1.3.4.2.2.9. Convolution theorems with crystallographic symmetry

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The standard convolution theorems derived in the absence of symmetry are readily seen to follow from simple properties of functions [e^{\pm} ({\bf h},{\bf x}) = \exp (\pm 2\pi i {\bf h} \cdot {\bf x})] (denoted simply e in formulae which are valid for both signs), namely: [\eqalign{ (\hbox{i})\ \qquad e ({\bf h},{\bf x}) \times e ({\bf k},{\bf x}) &= e ({\bf h} + {\bf k},{\bf x}),\cr (\hbox{ii}) \qquad e ({\bf h},{\bf x}) \times e ({\bf h},{\bf y}) &= e ({\bf h},{\bf x} + {\bf y}).}] These relations imply that the families of functions [\eqalign{&\qquad\{{\bf x} \;\longmapsto\; e ({\bf h},{\bf x})\}_{{\bf h} \in {\bb Z}^{3}}\qquad\hbox{in real space}\cr {\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!}\hbox{and}\cr &\qquad\{{\bf h} \;\longmapsto\; e ({\bf h},{\bf x})\}_{{\bf x} \in {\bb R}^{3}/{\bb Z}^{3}} \quad \hbox{in reciprocal space}}] both generate an algebra of functions, i.e. a vector space endowed with an internal multiplication, since (i) and (ii) show how to `linearize products'.

Friedel's law (when applicable) on the one hand, and the Fourier relation between intensities and the Patterson function on the other hand, both follow from the property [(\hbox{iii}) \qquad \overline{e ({\bf h},{\bf x})} = e (-{\bf h},{\bf x}) = e ({\bf h}, -{\bf x}).]

When crystallographic symmetry is present, the convolution theorems remain valid in their original form if written out in terms of `expanded' data, but acquire a different form when rewritten in terms of symmetry-unique data only. This rewriting is made possible by the extra relation (Section 1.3.4.2.2.5[link]) [(\hbox{iv}) \qquad S_{g^{-1}}^{\#} e ({\bf h},{\bf x}) \equiv e [{\bf h}, S_{g} ({\bf x})] = e ({\bf h},{\bf t}_{g}) e ({\bf R}_{g}^{T} {\bf h},{\bf x})] or equivalently [\eqalign{ (\hbox{iv}') \qquad S_{g}^{\#} e ({\bf h},{\bf x}) &\equiv e [{\bf h}, S_{g}^{-1} ({\bf x})]\cr &= e [(-{\bf R}_{g}^{-1})^{T} {\bf h},{\bf t}_{g}] e [({\bf R}_{g}^{-1})^{T} {\bf h},{\bf x}].}]

The kernels of symmetrized Fourier transforms are not the functions e but rather the symmetrized sums [\Xi^{\pm} ({\bf h},{\bf x}) = {\textstyle\sum\limits_{g \in G}} e^{\pm} [{\bf h}, S_{g} ({\bf x})] = {\textstyle\sum\limits_{g \in G}} e^{\pm} [{\bf h}, S_{g}^{-1} ({\bf x})]] for which the linearization formulae are readily obtained using (i), (ii) and (iv) as [\eqalign{ (\hbox{i})_{G}\ \quad \Xi^{\pm} ({\bf h},{\bf x}) \Xi^{\pm} ({\bf k}, {\bf x}) &= {\textstyle\sum\limits_{g \in G}} e^{\pm} ({\bf k},{\bf t}_{g}) \Xi^{\pm} ({\bf h} + {\bf R}_{g}^{T} {\bf k},{\bf x}),\cr (\hbox{ii})_{G} \quad \Xi^{\pm} ({\bf h},{\bf x}) \Xi^{\pm} ({\bf h},{\bf y}) &= {\textstyle\sum\limits_{g \in G}} \Xi^{\pm} [{\bf h},{\bf x} + S_{g} ({\bf y})],}] where the choice of sign in ± must be the same throughout each formula.

Formulae [\hbox{(i)}_{G}] defining the `structure-factor algebra' associated to G were derived by Bertaut (1955c[link], 1956b[link],c[link], 1959a[link],b[link]) and Bertaut & Waser (1957)[link] in another context.

The forward convolution theorem (in discrete form) then follows. Let [\eqalign{ F_{1} ({\bf h}) &= \sum\limits_{{\bf y} \in D} {1 \over |G_{\bf y}|} \rho\llap{$-\!$}_{1} ({\bf y}) \Xi^{+} ({\bf h},{\bf y}),\cr F_{2} ({\bf h}) &= \sum\limits_{{\bf z} \in D} {1 \over |G_{\bf z}|} \rho\llap{$-\!$}_{2} ({\bf z}) \Xi^{+} ({\bf h},{\bf z}),}] then [F_{1} ({\bf h}) F_{2} ({\bf h}) = \sum\limits_{{\bf x} \in D} {1 \over |G_{\bf x}|} \sigma\llap{$-$} ({\bf x}) \Xi^{+} ({\bf h},{\bf x})] with [\sigma\llap{$-$} ({\bf x}) = {1 \over |{\bf N}|} \sum\limits_{{\bf z} \in D} \sum\limits_{g \in G} {|G_{\bf x}| \over |G_{{\bf x} - S_{g} ({\bf z})}| \times |G_{{\bf z}}|} \rho\llap{$-\!$}_{1} [{\bf x} - S_{g} ({\bf z})] \rho\llap{$-\!$}_{2} ({\bf z}).]

The backward convolution theorem is derived similarly. Let [\eqalign{ \rho\llap{$-\!$}_{1} ({\bf x}) &= \sum\limits_{{\bf k} \in D^{*}} {1 \over |G_{{\bf k}}|} F_{1} ({\bf k}) \Xi^{-} ({\bf k},{\bf x}),\cr \rho\llap{$-\!$}_{2} ({\bf x}) &= \sum\limits_{{\bf l} \in D^{*}} {1 \over |G_{{\bf l}}|} F_{2} ({\bf l}) \Xi^{-} ({\bf l},{\bf x}),}] then [\rho\llap{$-\!$}_{1} ({\bf x}) \rho\llap{$-\!$}_{2} ({\bf x}) = \sum\limits_{{\bf h} \in D^{*}} {1 \over |G_{{\bf h}}|} F({\bf h}) \Xi^{-} ({\bf h},{\bf x})] with [F({\bf h}) = \sum\limits_{{\bf l} \in D^{*}} \sum\limits_{g \in G} {|G_{\bf h}| \over |G_{{\bf h} - {\bf R}_{g}^{T} ({\bf l})}| \times |G_{{\bf l}}|} e^{-} ({\bf l},{\bf t}_{g}) F_{1} ({\bf h} - {\bf R}_{g}^{T} {\bf l}) F_{2} ({\bf l}).] Both formulae are simply orbit decompositions of their symmetry-free counterparts.

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