Abstract

It is shown that the double-valued spherical harmonics provide a basis for the irreducible spinor representations of the three-dimensional rotation group. Pauli's assertion to the contrary is shown to be false. Both infinitesimal and finite rotations are discussed in some detail. It is also shown that there remains a twofold degeneracy in the spherical harmonic Yim when j and m are specified.

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