Explain what is meant by irreducible representations, non-degenerate representations and degenerate representations. Which point groups will have degenerate directional properties?

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Chapter13: Introduction To Symmetry In Quantum Mechanics
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Problem 13.46E: Show that any two of the irreducible representations of the following point groups are orthogonal to...
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Explain what is meant by irreducible representations, non-degenerate representations and
degenerate representations. Which point groups will have degenerate directional properties?
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