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The Jordanian deformation of su(2) and Clebsch-Gordan coefficients

q-alg 2009-10-30 v1 Quantum Algebra

Abstract

Representation theory for the Jordanian quantum algebra U=U_h(sl(2)) is developed using a nonlinear relation between its generators and those of sl(2). Closed form expressions are given for the action of the generators of U on the basis vectors of finite dimensional irreducible representations. In the tensor product of two such representations, a new basis is constructed on which the generators of U have a simple action. Using this basis, a general formula is obtained for the Clebsch-Gordan coefficients of U. It is shown that the Clebsch-Gordan matrix is essentially the product of a triangular matrix with an su(2) Clebsch-Gordan matrix. Using this fact, some remarkable properties of these Clebsch-Gordan coefficients are derived.

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@article{arxiv.q-alg/9709005,
  title  = {The Jordanian deformation of su(2) and Clebsch-Gordan coefficients},
  author = {J. Van der Jeugt},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:q-alg/9709005},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

8 pages, LaTeX. Presented at the 6th International Colloquium Quantum Groups and Integrable Systems, Prague, June 1997