Select ONE statement which is NOT CORRECT: In an irreducible representation, a Casimir operator is proportional to a unit matrix. O A Casimir operator is always proportional to a unit matrix. Differennt irreducible renresentations correspond
Select ONE statement which is NOT CORRECT: In an irreducible representation, a Casimir operator is proportional to a unit matrix. O A Casimir operator is always proportional to a unit matrix. Differennt irreducible renresentations correspond
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![Select ONE statement which is NOT CORRECT:
O In an irreducible representation, a Casimir
operator is proportional to a unit matrix.
A Casimir operator is always proportional to a
unit matrix.
Different irreducible representations correspond
to different eigenvalues of a Casimir operator.
States described by an irreducible
representation are eigenstates of the Casimir
operator.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F1bfc214e-e11e-4267-a43d-d17225cddf76%2Fcf153174-23be-486d-8af6-eab5ddcfa219%2Funuco66_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Select ONE statement which is NOT CORRECT:
O In an irreducible representation, a Casimir
operator is proportional to a unit matrix.
A Casimir operator is always proportional to a
unit matrix.
Different irreducible representations correspond
to different eigenvalues of a Casimir operator.
States described by an irreducible
representation are eigenstates of the Casimir
operator.
![Select ONE statement which is NOT CORRECT:
O Even-dimensional irreducible representations of
groups SO(3) and SU(2) describe fermionic
states (those with half-integer spins).
O The difference between groups SO(3) and
SU(2) is crucial for physical applications.
Groups SO(3) and SU(2) can be made
isomorphic to each other for rotation angles
smaller than 2n.
Odd-dimensional irreducible representations of
groups SO(3) and SU(2) describe bosonic
states (those with integer spins).](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F1bfc214e-e11e-4267-a43d-d17225cddf76%2Fcf153174-23be-486d-8af6-eab5ddcfa219%2Ftl331b_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Select ONE statement which is NOT CORRECT:
O Even-dimensional irreducible representations of
groups SO(3) and SU(2) describe fermionic
states (those with half-integer spins).
O The difference between groups SO(3) and
SU(2) is crucial for physical applications.
Groups SO(3) and SU(2) can be made
isomorphic to each other for rotation angles
smaller than 2n.
Odd-dimensional irreducible representations of
groups SO(3) and SU(2) describe bosonic
states (those with integer spins).
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