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    1. The document provides problems related to angular momentum involving quantum mechanics calculations. It asks to find the angular dependence of wavefunctions, calculate matrix elements, find eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of a Hamiltonian, and calculate probabilities of measuring different spin components for various spin states. 2. Several problems involve adding angular momenta, writing coupled and uncoupled states in different bases, and deriving recurrence relations for Clebsch-Gordon coefficients. 3. The document provides initial quantum states and Hamiltonians to calculate time-evolved states and probabilities of measuring different spin components at later times.

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    January 7, 2020

    PHY432 (Quantum Mechanics-II)


    Problem set-1
    Angular Momentum

    1. Given Y44 = Ae4iφ sin4 θ. Find the angular dependence of Y4m for m = 3, 2, 1, 0.

    2. Calculate hl, m1 |Lx |l, m2 i and hl, m1 |L2x |l, m2 i.

    3. The Hamiltonian for an axially symmetric rotator is

    L2x + L2y L2
    H= + z
    2I1 2I3

    (a) What are the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of H?


    (b) What values are expected for a measurement of Lx + Ly + Lz for any state?
    (c) If the state of the rotator at t = 0 is |l = 3, m = 0i, what is the probability that a
    measurement of Lx at t = 4πIx /~ will obtain the value ~?

    4. Consider a particle with a wave function

    2
    ψ(x, y, z) = N (x + y + z)e−αr

    where N is the normalization constant and α is a parameter. What is the probability


    that a measurement of L2 (square of the angular momentum) yields 0? What is the
    proability that it yields 2~2 ? If the value of l is found to be 1, what are the relative
    probabilities for m = 1, 0, −1,?
    q q q
    −1
    1 3 iφ 0 3 3
    (Y1 = − 8π sin θe , Y1 = − 4π cos θ, Y1 = − 8π sin θe−iφ )
     
    4
    5. Consider a spin 1/2 system represented by the normalized spinor √1   . What
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    is the probability that a measurement of Sy yields a value of −~/2?

    6. If the z-component of an electron spin is +~/2, what is the probability that its com-
    ponent along a direction z 0 that forms an angle θ with the z-axis equals to +~/2 or
    −~/2? What is the average value of spin along z 0 ?

    1
    7. Consider a spin 1/2 particle at t = 0 is in the eigenstate of Sx with eigenvalue −~/2.
    eB
    The particle is in a magnetic field and the Hamiltonian is given by H = S.
    mc z

    (a) Find the state at t > 0.


    (b) What are the results for the measurement of Sx and Sz at t = t1 ? Explain the
    difference in the t1 -dependence.

    8. Consider the addition of angular momenta j1 = 1 and j2 = 1. The standard notation


    |j, mi denotes the coupled state and |j1 , j2 ; m1 , m2 i the uncoupled state.
    (a) What are the possible values of resultant j?
    (b) What is the dimensionality of the state space?
    (c) Write the |2, 2i state in the |j1 , j2 ; m1 , m2 i basis.
    (d) Starting from above relation for |2, 2i state, determine the states
    |2, 1i, |2, 0i, |2, −1i, and |2, −2i in the uncoupled basis.

    9. Consider a system with two particles defined by angular momentum eigenstates |j1 , m1 i
    and |j2 , m2 i. Using the notation of Clebsch-Gordon coefficient C(j1 , j2 , J; m, M −m) =
    hj1 , j2 ; m, M − m|J, M i, show that the C-G coeeficients satisfy the recurrence relation:

    [J(J + 1) − j1 (j1 + 1) − j2 (j2 + 1) − 2m(M − m)]C(j1 , j2 , J; m, M − m)


    = [(j1 − m + 1)(j1 + m)(j2 + M − m + 1)(j2 − M + m)]1/2 C(j1 , j2 , J; m − 1, M − m + 1)
    + [(j1 + m + 1)(j1 − m)(j2 − M + m + 1)(j2 + M − m)]1/2 C(j1 , j2 , J; m + 1, M − m − 1).

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