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Mar 15, 2018 at 2:49 comment added wonderich @ Cosmas Zachos, @ Jim Eshelman, maybe you guys know this: physics.stackexchange.com/questions/392333
Feb 10, 2018 at 21:17 vote accept Jim Eshelman
Feb 10, 2018 at 18:26 comment added Jim Eshelman OK, thanks, very good point. I know how that works for SU(2), I'll check SU(3) again.
Feb 9, 2018 at 14:01 comment added Cosmas Zachos Yes, the Casimir eigenvalues are linked to the Cartan subalgebra ones--think of SU(2) and its Clebsching, and read up on SU(3) such in WP article.
Feb 9, 2018 at 3:15 comment added Jim Eshelman Thanks, yes I think I understand the Casimirs of SU(n) and these two in particular and how they are formed. They're the eigenvalues distinguishing the IRR's. My question is more concerning the eigenvalues of the Cartan subalgebra of su(3) which vary within an IRR as I understand it, producing the weight diagrams, unless I'm missing something there.
Feb 8, 2018 at 23:28 answer added octonion timeline score: 2
Feb 8, 2018 at 20:42 comment added Cosmas Zachos ? Did you fully understand the systematics of the two independent Casimirs of SU(3) and their inter-related eigenvalues across irreps?
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