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Direct Product Tables

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Table 1: For C2, C2v, C2h; C3, C3v, C3h; D3, D3d,D3h ; C6, C6v, C6h; D6, and S6
A1 A2 B1 B2 E1 E2
A1 A1 A2 B1 B2 E1 E2
A2 - A1 B2 B1 E1 E2
B1 - - A1 A2 E2 E1
B2 - - - A1 E2 E1
E1 - - - - A1+[A2]+E2 B1+B2+E1
E2 - - - - - A1+[A2]+E2
Table 2: For T, Th, Td; O, and Oh
A B1 B2 T T2
A1 A1 A2 E T1 T2
A2 - A1 E T2 T1
E - - A1+[A2]+E2 T1+T2 T1+T2
T1 - - - A1+E+[T1]+T2 A2+E+T1+T2
T2 - - - - A1+E+[T1]+T2
Table 3: For Cv, and Dh
Σ+ Σ Π Δ -
Σ+ Σ+ A2 Π Δ -
Σ - Σ+ Π Δ -
Π - - Σ++[Σ]+Δ Δ+Φ -
Δ - - - Σ++[Σ]+Σ -
- - - - - -
Table 4: For D2, and D2h
A B1 B2 B3
A1 A B1 B2 B3
B1 - A B3 B2
B2 - - A B1
B3 - - - A
Table 5: For C6v, D6 and D6h
A1 A2 B1 B2 E1 E2
A1 A1 A2 B1 B2 E1 E2
A2 - A1 B2 B1 E1 E2
B1 - - A1 A2 E2 E1
B2 - - - A1 E2 E1
E1 - - - - A1+[A2]+E2 B1+[B2]+E1
E2 - - - - - A1+[A2]+E2
Table 6: For C4v, D4, D2d, and D4h
A1 A2 B1 B2 E
A1 A1 A2 B1 B2 E
A2 - A1 B2 B1 E
B1 - - A1 A2 E
B2 - - - A1 E
E - - - - A1+[A2]+B1+B2

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