3.I.7A

Quantum Mechanics
Part IB, 2008

Write down a formula for the orbital angular momentum operator L^\hat{\mathbf{L}}. Show that its components satisfy

[Li,Lj]=iϵijkLk.\left[L_{i}, L_{j}\right]=i \hbar \epsilon_{i j k} L_{k} .

If L3ψ=0L_{3} \psi=0, show that (L1±iL2)ψ\left(L_{1} \pm i L_{2}\right) \psi are also eigenvectors of L3L_{3}, and find their eigenvalues.