Are QM operators also tensors?

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BWV

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Jul 21, 2011

some, like momentum appear to be, but are all of them?

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LostConjugate

Jul 21, 2011

I am not sure if the position operator in position space is a rank 2 tensor since it is just x. They are all tensors though.

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Jul 21, 2011

They are called tensor operators when the symmetry group is taken as SO(3).

Are QM operators also tensors?

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