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Clebsch-Gordan coefficient

Clebsch-Gordan coefficient noun: any of a class of numbers that arise in angular momentum coupling in quantum mechanics. They appear as the expansion coefficients of total angular momentum eigenstates in an uncoupled tensor product basis.

Noun

Clebsch-Gordan coefficient (plural Clebsch-Gordan coefficients)

  1. Any of a class of numbers that arise in angular momentum coupling in quantum mechanics. They appear as the expansion coefficients of total angular momentum eigenstates in an uncoupled tensor product basis.

Forms of Clebsch-Gordan coefficient

pluralClebsch-Gordan coefficients

Origin of Clebsch-Gordan coefficient

Named after the German mathematicians Alfred Clebsch and Paul Gordan, who encountered an equivalent problem in invariant theory.

Questions about Clebsch-Gordan coefficient

What does Clebsch-Gordan coefficient mean?
Clebsch-Gordan coefficient means any of a class of numbers that arise in angular momentum coupling in quantum mechanics. They appear as the expansion coefficients of total angular momentum eigenstates in an uncoupled tensor product basis.
What part of speech is Clebsch-Gordan coefficient?
Clebsch-Gordan coefficient is a noun.
What is the plural of Clebsch-Gordan coefficient?
The plural of Clebsch-Gordan coefficient is Clebsch-Gordan coefficients.

Words near Clebsch-Gordan coefficient in the dictionary

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