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L ECTURE R OOM: S CIENCE E NGINEERING L AB 2284

WILSON HALL 11TH FLOOR ROC

P ROF. R . C AVANAUGH; OFFICE SES 2268

OFFICE WH11E
F ROM L AST L ECTURE:
(1) EXAMPLE: GENERATORS OF THE GROUP FOR
3D ROTATIONS A.K.A SO(3)
T ODAY’S L ECTURE:
(1) REVIEW ADDITION OF ANGULAR MOMENTUM FOR
TWO SPIN 1/2 SYSTEMS

(2) ACTUAL GOAL:

INTRODUCE IRREDUCIBLE REPRESENTATIONS (IRREPS)
N OTICE THE SIMULARITY WITH THE ALGEBRA FOR so(3)

so(3) AND su(2) HAVE SAME ALGEBRA STRUCTURE!

N OTICE THE SIMULARITY WITH THE ALGEBRA FOR so(3)

so(3) AND su(2) HAVE SAME ALGEBRA STRUCTURE!

REDUCIBLE
 REDUCIBLE REPRESENTATION

IRREDUCIBLE REPRESENTATION

REDUCIBLE IRREDUCIBLE
 REDUCIBLE REPRESENTATION

IRREDUCIBLE REPRESENTATION

REDUCIBLE IRREDUCIBLE