I CSCO of Total Angular momentum

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I understand that in a system composed of two articles, the total angular momentum is:
J = J1 + J2
From the operators: J^2, Jz, J1z, J2zJ^21zJ^22z,
I get two possible sets of operators that commute:
{J^2, Jz, J^21z, J^22z} and {J^21z, J^22z, J1z, J2z}
What I don't understand is why the second set is the CSCO
 
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Because the Hamiltonian includes ##\hat{J}^2##. You always have to take ##\hat{H}## as part of the CSCO.
 
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