Abstract
The breakdown of translational symmetry of a polyethylene chain, associated with a Peierls-like phase transition, has been analysed using the general principles of 'action of a group on a set'. All possible phase transitions (dimerization, trimerization, or, in general, p-merization) are classified and the corresponding driving modes are derived.
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