General expressions for traces of products of angular momentum matrices (both in Cartesian and spherical bases) for systems of arbitrary spin are derived using the well established properties. It is shown that the trace is a polynominal in eta where eta is the eigenvalue of the J 2 operator. The trace techniques developed herein are applied to the problems of spin orientation.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Subramanian et al. (1974) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: