Coupling Schemes for an n su(2) Spin System
Masatoshi Yamamura, Constança Providência, João Da Providência, Yasuhiko Tsue, João Da Providência
Abstract
In the framework of the Schwinger boson representation for the su(2)-algebra, the closed form is derived for the total spin eigenstates which result from the coupling of n su(2)-spins. In order to demonstrate its usefulness, the orthogonal set for the so(5)-algebra, which is reduced to four su(2)-spin systems, is obtained. 1 typeset using PTPTEX.sty <ver.1.0>§1. Introduction and preliminaries The boson realization of the su(2)-algebra due to Schwinger 1) and named after him plays a crucial role in the Theory of Angular Momentum, for instance in the derivation of the irreducible representations of the rotation operators. The Schwinger representation of the su(2)-algebra also proved to be most useful in the study of various many-body systems,