Clebsch-Gordan coefficients

A form of Clebsch-Gordan coefficient — Any of a class of numbers that arise in angular momentum coupling in quantum mechanics. They appear as the expansion coefficients of total angular momentum eigenstates in an uncoupled tensor product basis.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of Clebsch-Gordan coefficient
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