Chapter 4: Q21P (page 170)

(a)Derive Equation 4.131 from Equation 4.130. Hint: Use a test function; otherwise you're likely to drop some terms.
(b)Derive Equation 4.132 from Equations 4.129 and 4.131 .Hint : Use Equation 4.112.

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(a)Equation 4.131 is derived.

(b) Equation 4.132 is derived.

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Representation of some equations

Write equation 4.130.

$L_{\pm} = \pm h e^{\pm iϕ} (\frac{\partial}{\partial θ} \pm i \cot θ \frac{\partial}{\partial ϕ})$

Write equation 4.129.

$L_{z} = \frac{h}{i} \frac{\partial}{\partial ϕ}$

(a) Derivation of equation 4.131

Solve to derive equation 4.131

$L_{+} L_{-} f = - h^{2} e^{iφ} \{(\frac{\partial}{\partial θ} + i \cot θ \frac{\partial}{\partial ϕ}) [e^{- iφ} (\frac{\partial f}{\partial θ} - i \cot θ \frac{\partial f}{\partial ϕ})]\} = - h^{2} e^{iφ} \{\begin{matrix} e^{iφ} (\frac{\partial^{2} f}{\partial θ^{2}} + i \csc^{2} θ \frac{\partial f}{\partial ϕ} - i \cot θ \frac{\partial^{2}}{∆ ϕ \partial θ}) \\ + i \cot θ [- e^{- iφ (\frac{\partial f}{\partial θ}) + e^{- iφ}} (\frac{\partial^{2} f}{\partial θ \partial ϕ} - i \cot θ \frac{\partial^{2} f}{\partial ϕ^{2}})] \end{matrix}\} = - h^{2} e^{iφ} \{\begin{matrix} e^{iφ} (\frac{\partial^{2} f}{\partial θ^{2}} + {ie}^{- iφ} \csc^{2} θ \frac{\partial f}{\partial ϕ} - {ie}^{- iφ} \cot θ \frac{\partial^{2}}{\partial \partial \partial ϕ} + e^{iφ} cotθ \frac{\partial f}{\partial θ} - {ie}^{- iφ} \cot^{2} θ \frac{\partial f}{\partial ϕ}) \\ + {ie}^{- iφ} \cot θ \frac{\partial^{2} f}{\partial ϕ \partial θ} + e^{iφ} \cot^{2} θ \frac{\partial^{2} f}{\partial ϕ^{2}} \end{matrix}\} = - h^{2} \{\frac{\partial^{2}}{\partial θ^{2}} + i (\csc^{2} θ - \cot^{2} θ) \frac{\partial}{\partial ϕ} + cotθ \frac{\partial}{\partial θ} + \cot^{2} θ \frac{\partial^{2}}{\partial ϕ^{2}}\} f L_{+} L_{-} = - h^{2} \{\frac{\partial^{2}}{\partial θ^{2}} + i \frac{\partial}{\partial ϕ} + cotθ \frac{\partial}{\partial θ} + \cot^{2} θ \frac{\partial^{2}}{\partial ϕ^{2}}\}$

Thus, equation 4.131 is derived.

(b) Derivation of equation 4.132

Solve to derive equation 4.132.

$L^{2} = - h^{2} \frac{\partial^{2}}{\partial θ^{2}} - i h^{2} \frac{\partial}{\partial ϕ} - h^{2} \cot^{2} θ \frac{\partial^{2}}{\partial ϕ^{2}} - h^{2} \frac{\partial^{2}}{\partial ϕ^{2}} + i h^{2} \frac{\partial}{\partial ϕ} = - h^{2} (\frac{\partial^{2}}{\partial θ^{2}} + \cot θ \frac{\partial}{\partial θ} + \frac{1}{\sin^{2} θ} \frac{\partial^{2}}{\partial ϕ^{2}}) = - h^{2} (\frac{1}{\sin θ} \frac{\partial}{\partial θ} (\sin θ \frac{\partial}{\partial θ}) + \frac{1}{\sin^{2} θ} \frac{\partial^{2}}{\partial ϕ^{2}}) = - h^{2} (\frac{1}{\sin θ} \frac{\partial}{\partial θ} (\sin θ \frac{\partial}{\partial θ}) + \frac{1}{\sin^{2} θ} \frac{\partial^{2}}{\partial ϕ^{2}})$

Thus, equation 4.132 is derived.

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(a)Derive Equation 4.131 from Equation 4.130. Hint: Use a test function; otherwise you're likely to drop some terms.
(b)Derive Equation 4.132 from Equations 4.129 and 4.131 .Hint : Use Equation 4.112.

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(b) Derivation of equation 4.132

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(a)Derive Equation 4.131 from Equation 4.130. Hint: Use a test function; otherwise you're likely to drop some terms.(b)Derive Equation 4.132 from Equations 4.129 and 4.131 .Hint : Use Equation 4.112.

Short Answer

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Representation of some equations

(a) Derivation of equation 4.131

(b) Derivation of equation 4.132

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(a)Derive Equation 4.131 from Equation 4.130. Hint: Use a test function; otherwise you're likely to drop some terms.
(b)Derive Equation 4.132 from Equations 4.129 and 4.131 .Hint : Use Equation 4.112.