Concept information
Preferred term
Casimir operator
Definition(s)
- In mathematics, a Casimir element (also known as a Casimir invariant or Casimir operator) is a distinguished element of the center of the universal enveloping algebra of a Lie algebra. A prototypical example is the squared angular momentum operator, which is a Casimir element of the three-dimensional rotation group. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir_element)
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- Casimir element
- Casimir invariant
In other languages
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URI
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