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philipp_w
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Hallo,
I would like to know why physicists are always seeking for irreducible representation of a given group. I know that a reducible one is decomposable into irreducible representations (under special circumstances), but what is the physical motivation that irreducible reps are fundamental? Is the calculation just easier or is there any deeper thought behind it?
thank you all for some hints!
- philipp
I would like to know why physicists are always seeking for irreducible representation of a given group. I know that a reducible one is decomposable into irreducible representations (under special circumstances), but what is the physical motivation that irreducible reps are fundamental? Is the calculation just easier or is there any deeper thought behind it?
thank you all for some hints!
- philipp