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Journal of Mathematical Physics

Irreducible representations of the complex rotation group in terms of the axis and angles of rotations

Kamal Joshi, B. S. Rajput

Published Nov 1, 1981• 2 citations
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Abstract

The expression for matrix elements corresponding to finite complex rotations have been derived in terms of the complex Euler angles of the complex rotations. Using this expression the values of matrix elements for special cases of eigenvalues of complex angular momentum operator have been computed.
DOI
10.1063/1.524809

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