The spin matrices
Answer to Problem 4.62P
The spin matrices
Explanation of Solution
From Equation 4.135, the quantization of
Identifying the states by the value of
The matrix element of
From Equation 4.136, the quantization of
All non-zero elements have row index
Similarly, for
Therefore,
Write the expression to fine the spin matrix
Write the expression to fine the spin matrix
Therefore,
And,
Conclusion:
Thus, the spin matrices
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