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Incorrect variable definition in description? _atom_site.B_iso_or_equiv and _atom_site.U_iso_or_equiv #607

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https://github.com/COMCIFS/cif_core/blob/main/cif_core.dic#L21698
https://github.com/COMCIFS/cif_core/blob/main/cif_core.dic#L22723

In the definitions of _atom_site.B_iso_or_equiv and _atom_site.U_iso_or_equiv, a* is defined as "the reciprocal of the direct-space cell length".

I believe it should be defined as "the length of the reciprocal-space cell vector".

See §1.3 of Trueblood et al., where the notation is defined.

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