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One dimensional zone center phonons in $O_{h}$ space group

Motivated by experiments, we performed a systematic study on the one dimensional zone center phonons in $O_{h}$ space groups. All the one dimensional phonon modes for different Wyckoff positions are tabulated. We show that at least four (inequivalent) atoms (in one set of Wyckoff positions) are needed to carry a single one dimensional phonon. A general restriction rule on the number of atoms and the number of one dimensional phonons is obtained. The same restriction applies to phonons of all cubic crystal systems ($T$, $T_{h}$, $T_{d}$, $O$, $O_{h}$) and to magnons for crystals whose unitary symmetry elements are in ($T$, $T_{h}$, $T_{d}$, $O$, $O_{h}$). Crystals with $A15$ structure are found to satisfy experimental requirements (to have a $Γ_{2}^{+}$ phonon) while most crystals of $O_{h}$ space groups do not. $A15$ is also used to demonstrate the rules we found regarding the phonon structure in $O_{h}$ space groups.