Euler angle geometry, helicity basis vectors, and the Wigner D-function addition theorem

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1280-1291

  Pendleton, J David ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0344719456     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1615525     Document Type: Article

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