Degree Type
Creative Component
Semester of Graduation
Fall 2018
Department
Mathematics
First Major Professor
Jonathan D. H. Smith
Degree(s)
Master of Science (MS)
Major(s)
Applied Mathematics
Abstract
This paper is an expository essay on the quantum variant of the Clebsch-Gordan formula. We describe the special linear Lie algebra of order 2 and form its quantum group by deformation. We will take a Hopf algebra approach to proving the Clebsch-Gordan formula and its quantum variant.
Copyright Owner
John Wu
Copyright Year
2018
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Wu, John, "An algebraic approach to the Quantum Clebsch-Gordan formula" (2018). Creative Components. 119.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/creativecomponents/119
