Total-spin sector

A total-spin-$J$ sector is an irreducible subspace on which ${\mathbf{J}}^2$ has eigenvalue $J(J+1){\hslash }^2$. For two spin-one particles, Clebsch-Gordan decomposition gives sectors $J=0,1,2$ of dimensions one, three, and five.

The spin-one Cartesian basis $|x⟩,|y⟩,|z⟩$ transforms as a three-dimensional vector under rotations. In its two-site tensor square, the scalar, antisymmetric, and symmetric traceless subspaces are respectively the total-spin $0$, $1$, and $2$ sectors.

For two spins of magnitude $s$, ${\mathbf{S}}_1\cdot {\mathbf{S}}_2=\frac{1}{2}({\mathbf{J}}^2-{\mathbf{S}}_1^2-{\mathbf{S}}_2^2)$. For two spin-one particles its eigenvalues in total-spin sectors $J=0,1,2$ are $-2,-1,1$ in units of ${\hslash }^2$.