The configurations (d + s)N and the group R6

Abstract
A simple method of computing the branching rules arising in the chain of groups : R24 ⊃ SU2 × Sp12 ⊃ SU 2 × SU2 × (R6 ⊃ R5 ⊃ R3) used in classifying the states of the (d + s)N configurations is presented in addition to an unambiguous method for analyzing Kronecker products for R6 using the known isomorphism between R6 and U4. Several corrections to earlier works are noted. Finally, an explicit formula for the Kronecker products in R 4 is given