Calculating spherical harmonics without derivatives

The derivation of spherical harmonics is the same in nearly every quantum mechanics textbook and classroom. It is found to be difficult to follow, hard to understand, and challenging to reproduce by most students. In this work, we show how one can determine spherical harmonics in a more natural way...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: M. Weitzman, J.K. Freericks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute for Condensed Matter Physics 2018-09-01
Series:Condensed Matter Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5488/CMP.21.33002