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ON ANGULAR MOMENTUM

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4389568· OSTI ID:4389568

The commutation relations of an arbitrary angular momentum vector can be reduced to those of the harmonic oscillator. This provides a powerful method for constructing and developing the properties of angular momentum eigenvectors. In this paper many known theorems are derived in this way, and some new results obtained. Among the topics treated are the properties of the rotation matrices; the addition of two, three, and four angular momenta; and the theory of tensor operators.

Research Organization:
Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States); Nuclear Development Associates, Inc. (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AT(30-1)-862(b)
OSTI ID:
4389568
Report Number(s):
NYO-3071; TRN: US200506%%295
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 26 Jan 1952
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English