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⍺ is a constant, L⃗ is the angular momentum operator. Hamiltonian operator of a system is given by:

H=⍺(L_x+L_y).

a) The expected value of the angular momentum vector over Ψ(r, t), which satisfies the Schrödinger equation, ⟨L⃗⟩(t) = ∫d3r Ψ*(r, t) L⃗ Ψ(r, t), is a function of time. Find the following for this system:

d⟨L_z⟩(t)/dt

d^2⟨L_z⟩(t)/dt^2

b) Solve the equation d^2⟨L_z⟩(t)/dt^2 you found in terms of functions that are clearly dependent on time. Express the coefficients in the solution in terms of initial values of ⟨L⃗⟩(0).



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To find the expected value of the angular momentum vector ?L??(t) and its derivatives, we need to evaluate the commutation relations between the angular momentum operators    and   .
The commutation relations are given by:

  
  
  



where [A, B] denotes the commutator of operators A and B and    is the reduced Planck constant.

a) To find   , we need to differentiate the term    with respect to time. Let's calculate it step by step:

  
  

Using commutation relations, we can rewrite this as:

  


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