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(*restored equation*)

\begin{displaymath}L_x +\imath L_y =
\hbar\left (
\imath \sin \phi + \cos \phi
...
...th\sin \phi
\right )\cot \theta
\frac{\partial}{\partial \phi}
\end{displaymath}

or

\begin{displaymath}L_x +\imath L_y =
\hbar\left (
\imath \sin \phi + \cos \phi
...
...th\sin \phi
\right )\cot \theta
\frac{\partial}{\partial \phi}
\end{displaymath}

which is, using DeMoivre's Theorem

\begin{displaymath}L^+ =
\hbar e^{\imath \phi}
\left (
\frac{\partial}{\partial...
...} + \imath \cot \theta
\frac{\partial}{\partial \phi}
\right )
\end{displaymath}

which is correct, as we see by applying L+ to the angular part of a pz orbital, which is the $m_\ell = 0$ orbital then $\ell = 0$:

\begin{displaymath}L^+ \vert> \rightarrow \vert 1>
\end{displaymath} \rightarrow \vert 1> \end{displaymath}">

i.e.,

\begin{displaymath}\hbar e^{\imath \phi}
\left (
\frac{\partial}{\partial \theta...
...al \phi}
\right ) \cos \theta =
-sin \theta \hbar e^{\imath K}
\end{displaymath}




2001-12-26