Angular momentum, spin etc — UPSC Physics Optional CSE 2024 Paper II

(ii) [L_z, L_+] = \hbar L_+ (iii) [L_+, L_-] = 2\hbar L_z (iv) L_+ L_y = L^2 - L_z^2 + \hbar L_z Prove that : (i) [L^2, L_z] = 0 (ii) [L_z, L_+] = \hbar L_+ (iii) [L_+, L_-] = 2\hbar L_z (iv) L_+ L_y = L^2 - L_z^2 + \hbar L_z where \hbar = \frac{h}{2\pi} (h is Planck's constant)