Wigner–Eckart theorem

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The Wigner–Eckart theorem is a fundamental result in quantum mechanics that factorizes matrix elements of tensor operators into a reduced matrix element and a purely geometric part given by Clebsch–Gordan coefficients, greatly simplifying angular momentum calculations.

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Generate an image of the Wigner–Eckart theorem (The Wigner–Eckart theorem is a fundamental result in quantum mechanics that factorizes matrix elements of tensor operators into a reduced matrix element and a purely geometric part given by Clebsch–Gordan coefficients, greatly simplifying angular momentum calculations.)

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Wigner–Eckart theorem canonical 9
Wigner–Eckart factorization 1

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instanceOf result in angular momentum theory ⓘ
theorem in quantum mechanics ⓘ
appliesTo angular momentum eigenstates ⓘ
irreducible tensor operators ⓘ
tensor operators ⓘ
assumes conservation of total angular momentum ⓘ
tensor operator transforms irreducibly under rotations ⓘ
basedOn representation theory of SU(2) ⓘ
rotational symmetry ⓘ
coreConcept factorization of matrix elements ⓘ
dynamicPartGivenBy reduced matrix element ⓘ
dynamicPartIndependentOf magnetic quantum numbers ⓘ
field mathematical physics ⓘ
quantum mechanics ⓘ
theoretical physics ⓘ
generalizationOf selection rules from rotational invariance ⓘ
geometricPartDependsOn angular momentum quantum numbers ⓘ
geometricPartGivenBy Clebsch–Gordan coefficients ⓘ
hasProperty independent of magnetic quantum numbers in reduced matrix element ⓘ
separates dynamics from geometry ⓘ
simplifies angular momentum calculations ⓘ
uses selection rules from angular momentum algebra ⓘ
holdsFor discrete angular momentum spectra ⓘ
holdsIn Hilbert space of angular momentum eigenstates ⓘ
involves Clebsch–Gordan coefficients ⓘ
Wigner–Eckart factorization ⓘ
angular momentum coupling ⓘ
reduced matrix element ⓘ
rotation group SU(2) ⓘ
spherical tensor operators ⓘ
mathematicalFormulationUses group representation theory ⓘ
spherical harmonics ⓘ
namedAfter Carl Eckart ⓘ
Eugene Wigner ⓘ
relatedTo Clebsch–Gordan decomposition ⓘ
Racah algebra ⓘ
Wigner 3-j symbols ⓘ
Wigner 6-j symbols ⓘ
linked to: Racah algebra

Wigner 9-j symbols ⓘ
statesThat matrix elements of irreducible tensor operators factorize into a reduced matrix element and a purely geometric factor ⓘ
usedFor atomic spectroscopy calculations ⓘ
deriving selection rules for transitions ⓘ
evaluation of electromagnetic transition matrix elements ⓘ
molecular spectroscopy ⓘ
nuclear structure calculations ⓘ
usedIn many-body quantum systems with angular momentum coupling ⓘ
quantum scattering theory ⓘ
quantum theory of radiation ⓘ

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Eugene Wigner → knownFor → Wigner–Eckart theorem ⓘ
Wigner–Eckart theorem → involves → Wigner–Eckart factorization ⓘ
linked to: Wigner–Eckart theorem
Wigner Jenő Pál → knownFor → Wigner–Eckart theorem ⓘ
Condon–Shortley phase → relatedTo → Wigner–Eckart theorem ⓘ
Clebsch–Gordan coefficients → relatedTo → Wigner–Eckart theorem ⓘ
Carl Eckart → knownFor → Wigner–Eckart theorem ⓘ
Carl Eckart → coDeveloperOf → Wigner–Eckart theorem ⓘ
Carl Eckart → hasNotableTheoremNamedAfter → Wigner–Eckart theorem ⓘ
Wigner Jenő Pál → notableFor → Wigner–Eckart theorem ⓘ
subject linked to: Jenő