A solution for the best rotation to relate two sets of vectors

Kabsch, W.

doi:10.1107/S0567739476001873

A solution for the best rotation to relate two sets of vectors

A simple procedure is derived which determines a best rotation of a given vector set into a second vector set by minimizing the weighted sum of squared deviations. The method is generalized for any given metric constraint on the transformation.

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