Michael J. Caola
Abstract
We give a simple short derivation of the Clebsch-Gordan coefficients, motivated by simple introductory facts of\nquantum angular momentum. The derivation uses only binomial coefficients, eschewing raising- and loweringoperators,\ngroup theory, spinors and calculus.
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We give a simple short derivation of the Clebsch-Gordan coefficients, motivated by simple introductory facts of\nquantum angular momentum. The derivation uses only binomial coefficients, eschewing raising- and loweringoperators,\ngroup theory, spinors and calculus.
Key concepts: Simple (philosophy), Binomial theorem, Clebsch–Gordan coefficients, Mathematics, Spinor, Binomial coefficient, Calculus (dental), Pure mathematics