Spin Structure

Represents a spinor.

Namespace: Meta.Numerics.Functions
Assembly: Meta.Numerics (in Meta.Numerics.dll) Version: 4.1.4

Syntax

public struct Spin : IEquatable<Spin>

Public Structure Spin
	Implements IEquatable(Of Spin)

public value class Spin : IEquatable<Spin>

[<SealedAttribute>]
type Spin =  
    struct
        interface IEquatable<Spin>
    end

The Spin type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	Spin	Instantiates a new spinor.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Dimension	Gets the dimension of the spinor.
	J	Gets the spin of the spinor.
	SpinOne	Gets a spin-1 spinor.
	SpinOneHalf	Gets a spin-1/2 spinor.
	SpinZero	Gets a spin-0 spinor.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the given object represents the same spinor. (Overrides ValueTypeEquals(Object).)
	Equals(Spin)	Determines whether the given spinor is equal to this one.
	Equals(Spin, Spin)	Determines whether two spinors are equal.
	GetHashCode	Computes a hash function for the spinor. (Overrides ValueTypeGetHashCode.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	States	Returns the set of spinor states.
	ToString	Produces a string representation of the spinor. (Overrides ValueTypeToString.)

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Operators

	Name	Description
	Equality	Determines whether two spinors are equal.
	Inequality	Determines whether two spinors are unequal.

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Remarks

From a physicist's point of view, a spinor is an object with a particular quantum-mechanical spin. The quantum state of such an object is represented by a SpinState object.

From a mathematician's point of view, a spinor labels an irreducible representation of the SO(3) or SU(2) Lie group. Individual vectors within each irreducible representation are represented by SpinState objects.

Reference

Meta.Numerics.Functions Namespace