(a) Can you show that the orbital angular momentum of an electron in any given direction (e.g.,...

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(a) Can you show that the orbital angular momentum of an electron in any given direction (e.g., along the z-axis) is always less than or equal to its total orbital angular momentum? In which cases would the two be equal to each other?

(b) Is the result in part (a) true for a classical object, such as a spinning top or planet?

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University Physics with Modern Physics

ISBN: 978-0321696861

13th edition

Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman, A. Lewis Ford

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