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Modern Physics > Quantum Physics > Quantum Mechanics > Quantum Mechanical Angular Momentum v
Modern Physics > Quantum Physics > Quantum Mechanics > Quantum Numbers v



Electron Angular Momentum
    

In quantum mechanics, the orbital angular momentum L and z-component of the angular momentum of an electron with quantum numbers l and are given by

(1)
(2)

where l is the azimuthal quantum number, is the magnetic quantum number, and is h-bar.

Azimuthal Quantum Number, Electron, Magnetic Quantum Number, Total Angular Momentum






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