Quantum Angular Momentum Matrices
Quantum Angular Momentum Matrices
It is useful to have matrix representations of angular momentum operators for any quantum number . Matrix representations can be used, for example, to model the spectrum of a rotating molecule [1].
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This Demonstration gives a construction of the irreducible representations of angular momentum through the operator algebra of the 2D quantum harmonic oscillator [2, 3].
The case relates to the well-known Pauli spin matrices.
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