Clebsch–Gordan coefficients

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Clebsch–Gordan coefficients are numerical factors in quantum mechanics and representation theory that describe how to combine two angular momenta (or group representations) into a single resultant one.

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instanceOf mathematical concept ⓘ
quantum mechanics concept ⓘ
representation theory concept ⓘ
appearsIn addition of spin-1/2 systems ⓘ
coupling of orbital and spin angular momentum in atoms ⓘ
quantum theory of angular momentum ⓘ
canBeExpressedAs square root factors times factorials and sums ⓘ
canBeTabulated finite tables for small j values ⓘ
computedBy computer algebra systems ⓘ
explicit closed-form formulas ⓘ
recursive relations ⓘ
definedFor magnetic quantum numbers m1 and m2 ⓘ
pairs of angular momentum quantum numbers j1 and j2 ⓘ
resultant angular momentum quantum number J ⓘ
resultant magnetic quantum number M ⓘ
field angular momentum theory ⓘ
group theory ⓘ
quantum mechanics ⓘ
representation theory ⓘ
hasProperty depend on phase conventions ⓘ
real in standard phase conventions ⓘ
symmetric up to phase factors under interchange of j1 and j2 ⓘ
vanish when selection rules are not satisfied ⓘ
namedAfter Alfred Clebsch ⓘ
Paul Gordan ⓘ
relatedTo SO(3) Lie group ⓘ
SU(2) Lie group ⓘ
Wigner 3j symbols ⓘ
Wigner 6j symbols ⓘ
linked to: Wigner 3j symbols

Wigner–Eckart theorem ⓘ
spherical harmonics ⓘ
satisfies completeness relations ⓘ
orthogonality relations ⓘ
selection rule absolute value of j1 minus j2 lessOrEqual J lessOrEqual j1 plus j2 ⓘ
selection rule m1 plus m2 equals M ⓘ
triangle inequality for angular momenta ⓘ
usedFor adding quantum angular momenta ⓘ
calculations in atomic physics ⓘ
calculations in nuclear physics ⓘ
calculations in particle physics ⓘ
changing basis between coupled and uncoupled angular momentum states ⓘ
combining two angular momenta ⓘ
computing selection rules in spectroscopy ⓘ
constructing total angular momentum eigenstates ⓘ
coupling spin and orbital angular momentum ⓘ
decomposing SO(3) representations ⓘ
decomposing SU(2) representations ⓘ
decomposing tensor products of representations ⓘ
evaluating matrix elements of tensor operators ⓘ
spectroscopic term coupling ⓘ

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Alfred Clebsch → notableWork → Clebsch–Gordan coefficients ⓘ
Alfred Clebsch → notableConcept → Clebsch–Gordan coefficients ⓘ
Wigner–Eckart theorem → involves → Clebsch–Gordan coefficients ⓘ
Wigner–Eckart theorem → geometricPartGivenBy → Clebsch–Gordan coefficients ⓘ
Wigner–Eckart theorem → relatedTo → Clebsch–Gordan decomposition ⓘ
linked to: Clebsch–Gordan coefficients
Wigner–Eckart theorem → relatedTo → Wigner 3-j symbols ⓘ
linked to: Clebsch–Gordan coefficients
Condon–Shortley phase → relatedTo → Clebsch–Gordan coefficients ⓘ
Penrose spin networks → vertexCondition → Clebsch–Gordan constraints ⓘ
linked to: Clebsch–Gordan coefficients
Racah algebra → connectedTo → Clebsch–Gordan coefficients ⓘ
Wigner 3j symbols → relatedTo → Clebsch–Gordan coefficients ⓘ
Wigner 3j symbols → expressibleInTermsOf → Clebsch–Gordan coefficients ⓘ
Wigner 3j symbols → appearsIn → Gaunt coefficients ⓘ
linked to: Clebsch–Gordan coefficients