Jul 6, 2014 22:54
9 yrs ago
German term
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durchgehende physikalische Schraube
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symmetry operations and crystallography
My request is for someone with expertise in symmetry theory to tell me a) how this term is translated and b) whether my translation of the context sentence is in essence correct.
Gleitdrehung: die Koppelung von Translation und Drehung. Fallen Dreh- und Gleitachse zusam-
men, ergibt sich die Schraubung, und ist dabei die Zähligkeit unendlich, entsteht eine durchge- hende physikalische Schraube.
If the axis of rotation and the axis of glide coincide, a screw displacement results. If the number of axes of symmetry is infinite, a continuous physical screw results.
If anyone could please recommend a resource?
Gleitdrehung: die Koppelung von Translation und Drehung. Fallen Dreh- und Gleitachse zusam-
men, ergibt sich die Schraubung, und ist dabei die Zähligkeit unendlich, entsteht eine durchge- hende physikalische Schraube.
If the axis of rotation and the axis of glide coincide, a screw displacement results. If the number of axes of symmetry is infinite, a continuous physical screw results.
If anyone could please recommend a resource?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | all through fysical screw |
Machiel van Veen (X)
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| 3 | continuous helix |
Carola F Berger
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Proposed translations
14 days
all through fysical screw
Dikke van Dale Dutch - English.
19 days
Carola F Berger
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4
continuous helix
I would render the Gleitachse as "the line of translation", and a "durchgehende physikalische Schraube" is probably a continuous helix (I'm not sure about the adjective "physikalische" - isn't everything physical?).
Perhaps this Wikipedia entry plus references can help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screw_axis#Crystallography
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Note added at 19 days (2014-07-26 02:05:09 GMT)
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I just realized what the author means by the adjective "physikalsch" --
The infinite symmetry manifests itself physically as a continuous helical structure. So, yes, continuous helix should be correct.
Perhaps this Wikipedia entry plus references can help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screw_axis#Crystallography
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Note added at 19 days (2014-07-26 02:05:09 GMT)
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I just realized what the author means by the adjective "physikalsch" --
The infinite symmetry manifests itself physically as a continuous helical structure. So, yes, continuous helix should be correct.
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