[Pw_forum] Format of dynamical matrices

Stefano de Gironcoli degironc at sissa.it
Sun May 10 20:55:05 CEST 2009


this means that your matrix is real
stefano

Raji Abdulrafiu wrote:
> Thanks Stefano. However, personally,  I am not yet clear about your 
> explanation regarding the dynamical matrices. Please explain in clear 
> terms what those zeros in  second , fourth and sixth columns after 
> the  'Dynamical Matrix in Cartesian axes' stand for. Also the zeros in 
> similar columns after the "Diagonalizing the dynamical matrix. What do 
> they correspond to?
>
> Thank you very much.
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