Angular Momentum in Quantum Mechanics

This book offers a concise introduction to the angular momentum, one of the most fundamental quantities in all of quantum mechanics. Beginning with the quantization of angular momentum, spin angular momentum, and the orbital angular momentum, the author goes on to discuss the Clebsch-Gordan coeffici...

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Main Author: Edmonds, A. R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey Princeton University Press 2016, ©1996
Edition:Fourth printing, and first paperback printing, for the Princeton Landmarks in Mathematics and Physics series, 1996
Series:Investigations in Physics
Princeton Landmarks in Mathematics and Physics
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505 0 |a Frontmatter -- -- Preface -- -- Table of Contents -- -- Chapter 1. Group Theoretical Preliminarie -- -- Chapter 2. The Quantization of Angular Momentum -- -- Chapter 3. The Coupling of Angular Momentum Vector -- -- Chapter 4. The Representations of Finite Rotation -- -- Chapter 5. Spherical Tensors and Tensor Operators -- -- Chapter 6. The Construction of Invariants from the Vector- Coupling Coefficients -- -- Chapter 7. The Evaluation of Matrix Elements in Actual Problem -- -- Appendix 1. Theorems Used in Chapter 3 -- -- Appendix 2. Approximate Expressions for Vector-Coupling Coefficients and 6 -j Symbols -- -- Tables 1-5 -- -- Cited References and Bibliography -- -- Index 
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520 3 |a This book offers a concise introduction to the angular momentum, one of the most fundamental quantities in all of quantum mechanics. Beginning with the quantization of angular momentum, spin angular momentum, and the orbital angular momentum, the author goes on to discuss the Clebsch-Gordan coefficients for a two-component system. After developing the necessary mathematics, specifically spherical tensors and tensor operators, the author then investigates the 3-j, 6-j, and 9-j symbols. Throughout, the author provides practical applications to atomic, molecular, and nuclear physics. These include partial-wave expansions, the emission and absorption of particles, the proton and electron quadrupole moment, matrix element calculation in practice, and the properties of the symmetrical top molecule.