Hilbert space of direct products

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The discussion centers on the structure of Hilbert space in the context of representation spaces for rotations. It is established that even when all states within a representation space exhibit the same energy, the Hilbert space can indeed be represented as a direct product of these representation spaces. Daniel questions the terminology, suggesting that a direct sum may be more appropriate, but the consensus affirms the validity of the direct product representation in this scenario.

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How come if all states in the representation space (of say rotations) have the same energy, Hilbert space can be written as a direct product space of these representation spaces?
 
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Direct product ? More like a direct sum.

Daniel.
 

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