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Representations of SO(4) from two SU2 spins ((jL​,jR​),jL​+jR​∈Z)

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Tensor products VjL​​⊗VjR​​ give the irreducible representations of the Spin(4) double cover. The simultaneous central sign acts by (−1)2jL​+2jR​, so exactly the integer-sum pairs descend to SO(4). Their dimensions are (2jL​+1)(2jR​+1). Under the diagonal spatial rotation subgroup, the Clebsch-Gordan decomposition for SU2 gives spins from ∣jL​−jR​∣ through jL​+jR​ in steps of one.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2013 / iii / Paper 42 / 4 / i / Solution

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