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Construction of SU(3) irreps in canonical SO(3)-coupled bases
Alternative canonical methods for defining canonical SO(3)-coupled bases for
SU(3) irreps are considered and compared. It is shown that a basis that
diagonalizes a particular linear combination of SO(3) invariants in the SU(3)
universal enveloping algebra gives basis states that have good quantum
numbers in the asymptotic rotor-model limit.Comment: no figure
Vector coherent state representations and their inner products
Several advances have extended the power and versatility of coherent state
theory to the extent that it has become a vital tool in the representation
theory of Lie groups and their Lie algebras. Representative applications are
reviewed and some new developments are introduced. The examples given are
chosen to illustrate special features of the scalar and vector coherent state
constructions and how they work in practical situations. Comparisons are made
with Mackey's theory of induced representations. For simplicity, we focus on
square integrable (discrete series) unitary representations although many of
the techniques apply more generally, with minor adjustment.Comment: 28 pages, 1 figur
No Final Victories: The Incompleteness of Equity’s Triumph in Federal Public Law
Prominent areas in which the US Supreme Court has denied equitable relief are examined, demonstrating the limited nature of equity\u27s triumph in federal public law. The rationale behind the trend away from equity in such decisions is discussed
Exhuming the “Diversity Explanation” of the Eleventh Amendment
This essay, in a symposium honoring the scholarship of Ninth Circuit Judge William A. Fletcher, explores the “diversity explanation” of the Eleventh Amendment that he had advanced in articles while he was a UC-Berkeley law professor. That explanation, contrary to existing Supreme Court doctrine that heavily constitutionalizes state sovereign immunity from suits by private parties and foreign countries, would view the Eleventh Amendment as having solely to do with federal courts’ constitutional jurisdiction and nothing to do with states’ sovereign immunity. The essay notes the cleanness of interpretation provided by the diversity explanation, in contrast with the convoluted nature of current doctrine, and concludes that overruling of that doctrine would be warranted
Consent and the Roots of Judicial Authority: The Constitutional Writings of Archibald Cox (Book Review)
Reviewing A. Cox, The Role of the Supreme Court in American Governmen
Twelve-Person Federal Civil Jury in Exile
In the mid-1990s, the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, with Fifth Circuit Judge Patrick Higginbotham as Chair and our honoree, Professor Ed Cooper, in the early years of his long service as Reporter, unanimously (coincidentally, by a 12-0 vote) proposed an amendment to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 48 that would have required the seating of twelve-member juries in federal civil trials. The requirement of a unanimous verdict, unless waived by the parties, and the abolition of alternate jurors would have been unaffected; attrition could reduce a jury\u27s size below twelve members, with a floor of six unless the parties consented to a verdict rendered by a smaller jury. The Standing Committee approved the final proposal by a wide margin, but the Judicial Conference rejected the change. As a member of the Advisory Committee at the time I was strongly persuaded that the amendment had merit and continue to feel that way, but must admit that the chances of a renewed proposal being adopted seem virtually nil no matter its merit. This brief account is, then, a lament rather than a call to action
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