Define the commutator [A,B] of two operators, A and B. In three dimensions angular momentum is defined by a vector operator L with components
Lx=ypz−zpyLy=zpx−xpzLz=xpy−ypx
Show that [Lx,Ly]=iℏLz and use this, together with permutations, to show that [L2,Lw]=0, where w denotes any of the directions x,y,z.
At a given time the wave function of a particle is given by
ψ=(x+y+z)exp(−x2+y2+z2)
Show that this is an eigenstate of L2 with eigenvalue equal to 2ℏ2.