Formula: Angular Momentum of a Quantum Particle Magnetic quantum number   

Formula: Angular Momentum of a Quantum Particle
Quantized Lz Component of the Angular Momentum
Lz of the Quantum Mechanical Angular Momentum Precisely Determined But Lx and Ly Not

Angular momentum component

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This is one of the three components of the total orbital angular momentum \(\boldsymbol{L} = [ L_{\text x},~ L_{\text y},~ L_{\text z} ] \) of an electron in an atom (e.g. H-atom). The \(L_{\text z}\) component is quantized and occurs only as a multiple of the Planck's constant \(\hbar\).

Magnetic quantum number

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The magnetic quantum number indicates how large the \(L_{\text z}\) component of the orbital angular momentum is. For the orbital angular momentum quantum number \( l = 2 \) the magnetic quantum number can take on the values -2, -1, 0, 1 and 2.

Reduced Planck's constant

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Reduced quantum of action is a physical constant that often appears in the equations of quantum mechanics. It has the value: \( \hbar ~=~ \frac{h}{2 \pi} ~=~ 1.054 \, 572 ~\cdot~ 10^{-34} \, \text{Js} \).

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