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Let's begin with a general amplitude for the two-body decay of a state with angular momentum quantum numbers ''J'',''m''. Specifically, we want to know the amplitude of this state having daughter 1 with trajectory <math>\Omega=(\phi,\theta)</math>.
 
Let's begin with a general amplitude for the two-body decay of a state with angular momentum quantum numbers ''J'',''m''. Specifically, we want to know the amplitude of this state having daughter 1 with trajectory <math>\Omega=(\phi,\theta)</math>.
We can also describe the angular momentum between the daughters as being ''L'' and spin sum as ''s''. Alternatively, we will label the daughters as having helicities of <math>\lambda_1</math> and <math>\lambda_2</math> or direction of decay (specified by daughter 1) of  
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We can also describe the angular momentum between the daughters as being ''L'' and spin sum as ''s''. Alternatively, we will label the daughters as having helicities of <math>\lambda_1</math> and <math>\lambda_2</math> - projections on the direction of decay (specified by daughter 1) of  
  
 
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=== Isospin Projections ===
 
=== Isospin Projections ===

Revision as of 16:12, 1 August 2011

General Relations

Angular Distribution of Two-Body Decay

Let's begin with a general amplitude for the two-body decay of a state with angular momentum quantum numbers J,m. Specifically, we want to know the amplitude of this state having daughter 1 with trajectory . We can also describe the angular momentum between the daughters as being L and spin sum as s. Alternatively, we will label the daughters as having helicities of and - projections on the direction of decay (specified by daughter 1) of

simple insertion of complete sets of states for recoupling

Substitution of each bra-ket with their respective formulae. Note that in the event of one daughter being spin-less, the second Clebsch-Gordan coefficient is 1

Isospin Projections

One must also take into account the various ways isospin of daughters can add up to the isospin quantum numbers of the parent, requiring a term:

where a=1 and b=2, referring to the daughter number. Because an even-symmetric angular wave function (i.e. L=0,2...) imply that 180 degree rotation is equivalent to reversal of daughter identities, a,b becoming b,a on must write down the symmetrized expression:


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