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=== Basic Concepts ===

Consider a quantum mechanical system with Hilbert space spanned by <math> |j,m_{j} \rangle </math>, where <math> j </math> is the total angular momentum and <math> m_{j} </math> is its projection on the quantization axis. Then any [[quantum operatorsoperator]]s can be represented using the basis set <math> \lbrace |j,m_{j} \rangle \rbrace </math> as a matrix with dimension <math> (2j+1) </math>. Therefore, one can define <math> (2j+1)^{2} </math> matrices to completely expand any quantum operator in this Hilbert space. Taking J=1/2 as an example, a quantum operator A can be expanded as

:<math>

A=\begin{bmatrix}