Explicit canonical tensor operators and orthonormal coupling coefficients of SU(3)

Abstract

The canonical unit SU(3) tensor operators are constructed by means of the stretched coupling of the auxiliary maximal and minimal null space tensor operators, with the renormalization factors expressed in terms of the denominator functions of Biedenharn, Gustafson, Lohe, Louck, and Milne. The matrix elements of the maximal null space tensor operators are expressed with the help of the modified projection operators of Asherova and Smirnov. The self-conjugate minimal null space tensor operators are expressed in terms of the group generators with the help of the weight lowering operator technique. The corresponding extreme isoscalar factors of the Clebsch–Gordan (Wigner) coefficients are used as constructive elements of the explicit recursive expression for the general orthonormal isoscalar factors of SU(3) with its considerable simplication for the boundary values of parameters. The general isofactors are also expanded in the different ways in terms of their boundary values. The new classes of the generalized hypergeometric series are used as constructive elements of the SU(3) and SU(2) representation theory functions and their properties are considered.