Graduate What do you think of this definition of Spin Networks?

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The discussion centers on a paper that provides a definition of spin networks, specifically noting that the terms "node" or "vertex" are absent from the definition. Participants are questioning whether the author believes all information is contained within the Hilbert spaces associated with the representations. The author focuses on the case of multiple loops passing through a single point, as illustrated in Figure 1. This leads to the construction of a unique spin network featuring only one node. The conversation highlights the implications of this definition on the understanding of spin networks in quantum physics.
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Hi Pfs
i found a paper:
https://arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/0306059
in which the author gives a definition of spin networks
it is at the bottom of page 5
the words node or vertex does not appear.
what do you think of it?
Does the author think that all the information is in the hilbert spaces on which the representations act?
 
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I read the paragraph too fast. the author said that what followed concerned
the case of r loops passing all through a single node (look a fig 1)
 
I understand why. He only considers loops based on a single point . He constrcts then a peculiar spin network with only on node.
 
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