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ThreeJSymbol






Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Hypergeometric Functions > ThreeJSymbol[{j1,m1},{j2,m2},{j3,m3}] > Identities > Functional identities > Involving two 3j symbols





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Input Form





ThreeJSymbol[{Subscript[j, 1], Subscript[m, 1]}, {Subscript[j, 2], Subscript[m, 2]}, {Subscript[j, 3], Subscript[m, 3]}] == (-1)^(Subscript[j, 1] + Subscript[j, 2] + Subscript[j, 3]) ThreeJSymbol[{(Subscript[j, 2] + Subscript[j, 3] + Subscript[m, 1])/2, Subscript[j, 1] - (Subscript[j, 2] + Subscript[j, 3] - Subscript[m, 1])/ 2}, {(Subscript[j, 1] + Subscript[j, 3] + Subscript[m, 2])/2, Subscript[j, 2] - (Subscript[j, 1] + Subscript[j, 3] - Subscript[m, 2])/ 2}, {(Subscript[j, 1] + Subscript[j, 2] + Subscript[m, 3])/2, Subscript[j, 3] - (Subscript[j, 1] + Subscript[j, 2] - Subscript[m, 3])/ 2}]










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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