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Problem Set 4
National Institute of Physics
Convention: In spherical coordinates use q2 = θ ∈ [0, π] [AR5 2.5.16] Let Lψ(r) = −i(r × ∇)ψ(r). Derive the
as the polar angle and q3 = ϕ ∈ [0, 2π) as the equatorial form of the differential operator L2 in spherical coordi-
angle. Different conventions were inadvertently used in nates.
the lecture and main reference text.
2 dψ d2 ψ
10 pts Prove that ∇2 ψ(r) = + 2 for some scalar
r dr dr
function ψ(r) that depends only on the radial co-
ordinate r.