Published May 25, 2007
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Journal article
Semiclassical analysis of Wigner 3j-symbol
- 1. Dipartimento di Chimica, Universita di Perugia, Perugia 06100 (Italy)
- 2. Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 (United States)
Description
We analyse the asymptotics of the Wigner 3j-symbol as a matrix element connecting eigenfunctions of a pair of integrable systems, obtained by lifting the problem of the addition of angular momenta into the space of Schwinger's oscillators. A novel element is the appearance of compact Lagrangian manifolds that are not tori, due to the fact that the observables defining the quantum states are noncommuting. These manifolds can be quantized by generalized Bohr-Sommerfeld rules and yield all the correct quantum numbers. The geometry of the classical angular momentum vectors emerges in a clear manner. Efficient methods for computing amplitude determinants in terms of Poisson brackets are developed and illustrated
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1088/1751-8113/40/21/013;
- PII
- S1751-8113(07)47236-5;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and Theoretical (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 40
- Journal Issue
- 21
- Journal Page Range
- p. 5637-5674
- ISSN
- 1751-8121
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 38072511
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANGULAR MOMENTUM; CLEBSCH-GORDAN COEFFICIENTS; EIGENFUNCTIONS; GEOMETRY; INTEGRAL CALCULUS; LAGRANGIAN FUNCTION; MATRIX ELEMENTS; OSCILLATORS; QUANTUM NUMBERS; SEMICLASSICAL APPROXIMATION; VECTORS
- Descriptors DEC
- APPROXIMATIONS; CALCULATION METHODS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICS; TENSORS