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(a) Starting with the canonical commutation relations for position and momentum (Equation 4.10), work out the following commutators:

[LZ,X]=ihy,[LZ,y]=-ihx,[LZ,Z]=0[LZ,px]=ihpy,[LZ,py]=-ihpx,[LZ,pz]=0

(b) Use these results to obtain [LZ,LX]=ihLydirectly from Equation 4.96.

(c) Evaluate the commutators [Lz,r2]and[Lz,p2](where, of course, r2=x2+y2+z2andp2=px2+py2+pz2)

(d) Show that the Hamiltonian H=(p2/2m)+Vcommutes with all three components of L, provided that V depends only on r . (Thus H,L2,andLZand are mutually compatible observables.)

Short Answer

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(a)Allthecommutatorsareverified.(b)Thegivenequationisverified(c)ThevalueofLZ,r2is0andthevalueofLz,p2isalso0.(d)TheHamiltonianH=p2/2m+VcommuteswithallthreecomponentsofL.

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Step 1: Definition of canonical commutation relations

The basic relation in canonical conjugate quantities is termed as canonical commutation relation. It is there in quantum mechanics. It explains the algebra of quantities.

The coordinate representations of the orbital angular momentum in Quantum Mechanics which is similar to its classical forms are as follows,

(1)L^x=y^pz-z^py(2)Ly=z^p^x-X^P^z(3)Lz=x^py-y^px

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Step 2: (a) Verification of the given commutators

Solve the given commutator,Lz,x.

Lz,x=xpy-ypx,x=xpy,x-ypx,x=xpy,x+x,xpy-ypx,x-y,xpx=-yp-x,x=ihy

Solve the given commutator,Lz,y.

localid="1658205793073" Lz,y=xpy-ypx,y=xpy,y-ypx,y=xpy,y+x,ypy=xpy,y=ihx

Solve the given commutator,Lz,z.

Lz,z=xpy-ypx,z=xpy,z-ypx,z=xpy,z+x,zpy-ypx,z-y,zpx=0

Solve the given commutator,Lz,px.

Lz,px=xpy-ypx,px=xpy,px-ypx,px=xpy,px+x,pxpy-ypx,px-y,pxpx=ihy

Solve the given commutator, Lz,py.

Lz,py=xpy-ypx,py=xpy,py-ypx,py=xpy,py+x,pypy-ypx,py-y,pypx=ihpx

Solve the given commutator, Lz,pz.

Lz,pz=xpy-ypx,pz=xpy,pz-ypx,pz=xpy,pz+x,pzpy-ypx,pz-y,pzpx=0

Thus, all the commutators are verified.

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Step 3: (b) Verification of the given equation

Verify the given equation by proofing theleft-hand side equal to the right-hand side.

Lz,Lx=xpy-ypx,ypz-zpy=xpyypz-xpy,zpy-ypx,ypz+ypx,zpy=xpy,ypz+x,ypypz+yx,pzpy+yxpy,pz=-x,zpypy-zx,pypy-xpy,zpy-zxpy,py-y,ypxpz

Further solve the expression.

Lz,Lx=-yy,pzpx-ypx,ypz-yypx,pz+y,zpxpy+zy,pypx+ypx,zpy+zypx,py=-ihxpz+ihzpx=ihzpx-xpz=ihLy

Hence, the given equation is verified.

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Step 4: (c) Evaluation of the commutators

Evaluate the commutatorLz,r2.

localid="1658209407417" Lz,r2=xpy-ypx,x2+y2+z2=xpy,x2-ypx,x2+xpy,y2-ypx,y2-xpy,z2-ypx,z2=0+0-ypx,xx+xpx,x-0+xpy,yy+ypy,y+0-0-0+0+0-0-0-0=-y-ihx-ihx+x-ihy-ihy=2ihyx-2ihxy=0

Evaluate the commutators Lz,p2

Lz,p2=xpy-ypx,px2+py2+pz2=xpy,p2x-ypx,p2x+xpy,p2y-ypx,p2y-xpy,p2z=-ypx,p2z-x,p2xpy+xpy,p2x-ypx,p2x-y,p2xpx+xpy,p2y+x,,p2ypy=-ypx,y2-y,p2ypx+xpy,p2z+x,p2zpy-ypx,p2z-y,p2zpx

Further solve the expression.

localid="1658210515968" LZ,p2=x,pxpx+pxx,pxpy+0-0-0+0+0-0-y,pypy+pyy,pypx+0+0-0-0=ihpx+ihpxpy-ihpy+ihpypx=2ihpxpy-2ihpypx=2ihpx,py=0

Thus,thevalueofLz,r2isoandthevalueofLz,p2isalso0.

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Step 5: (d) Verification of the given statement

It is known that LZ,r2=LZ,p2=0and by the symmetry of x,y and z, Lx,r2=Lx,p2=0, and Ly,r2=Ly,p2. So, Ly,r2=Ly,p2=0.

It can be observed that all the components commute with p2andr2

Write the expression forthe Hamiltonian function.

H=p22m+Vr2H,L=0

Thus, the Hamiltonian H=p2/2m+Vcommutes with all three components of L.

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