A3.15

Symmetries and Groups in Physics
Part II, 2003

(i) Given that the character of an SU(2)S U(2) transformation in the (2l+1)(2 l+1)-dimensional irreducible representation dld_{l} is given by

χl(θ)=sin(l+12)θsinθ2\chi_{l}(\theta)=\frac{\sin \left(l+\frac{1}{2}\right) \theta}{\sin \frac{\theta}{2}}

show how the direct product representation dl1dl2d_{l_{1}} \otimes d_{l_{2}} decomposes into irreducible SU(2)S U(2) representations.

(ii) Find the decomposition of the direct product representation 333 \otimes \overline{3} of SU(3)S U(3) into irreducible SU(3)S U(3) representations.

Mesons consist of one quark and one antiquark. The scalar Meson Octet consists of the following particles: K±(Y=±1,I3=±12),K0(Y=1,I3=12),Kˉ0(Y=1K^{\pm}\left(Y=\pm 1, I_{3}=\pm \frac{1}{2}\right), K^{0}\left(Y=1, I_{3}=-\frac{1}{2}\right), \bar{K}^{0}(Y=-1, I3=12),π±(Y=0,I3=±1),π0(Y=0,I3=0)\left.I_{3}=\frac{1}{2}\right), \pi^{\pm}\left(Y=0, I_{3}=\pm 1\right), \pi^{0}\left(Y=0, I_{3}=0\right) and η(Y=0,I3=0)2\eta\left(Y=0, I_{3}=0\right)^{2}.

Use the direct product representation 333 \otimes \overline{3} of SU(3)S U(3) to identify the quark-type of the particles in the scalar Meson Octet. Deduce the quark-type of the SU(3)S U(3) singlet state η\eta^{\prime} contained in 333 \otimes \overline{3}.