Can't there be a "group of atoms?" JPK
On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 12:00 PM, Ian Tickle <ianj...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm aware of this document. Personally I prefer "ADP = Atomic > Displacement > > Parameters" over anything ele, because, given that Atomic Displacement > > Parameters can be parameterized in many different ways, it makes it > easier > > to operate with such terms like: > > > > - isotropic Atomic Displacement Parameters (isotropic ADP); > > - anisotropic Atomic Displacement Parameters (anisotropic ADP); > > - group Atomic Displacement Parameters (group ADP); > > - group isotropic Atomic Displacement Parameters (group isotropic ADP; > > example: when refining one isotropic ADP per set of selected atoms); > > - group anisotropic Atomic Displacement Parameters (group anisotropic > ADP; > > example TLS); > > - ... etc, etc... > > > > (no intention to open another "can of worms" ! -:) ) > > Hi Pavel, but couldn't you simplify it further by omitting the word > "atomic" throughout? In fact isn't "group (an)isotropic Atomic > Displacement Parameter" a contradiction in terms? Surely it can be > either a group parameter or an atomic parameter but not both at the > same time? > > I think the worms are already out and making good their escape :). > > Cheers > > -- Ian > -- ******************************************* Jacob Pearson Keller Northwestern University Medical Scientist Training Program email: j-kell...@northwestern.edu *******************************************
