Orbital Angular Momentum

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Physical Quantity
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Classical_Mechanics
gptkb:Quantum_Mechanics
gptkbp:commutesWith Hamiltonian in Central Potentials
gptkbp:conservedIn Central Force Fields
gptkbp:describes Motion of a Particle about a Point
gptkbp:doesNotCommuteWith Position Operator
gptkbp:eigenvalues l(l+1)ħ²
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkbp:firstQuantizedBy gptkb:Niels_Bohr
gptkbp:form L = r × p
gptkbp:hasComponent Lx
Ly
Lz
gptkbp:hasUnit kg·m²/s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Orbital Angular Momentum
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:Atomic_Physics
gptkb:Optics
gptkb:Nuclear_Physics
Astrophysics
Molecular Physics
gptkbp:location p is linear momentum
r is position vector
gptkbp:LzEigenvalues m_lħ
gptkbp:measures joule second
gptkbp:originatedIn Motion of Particle in Potential
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Angular_Momentum
gptkbp:projectionEigenvalues m_lħ
gptkbp:projectionQuantumNumber m_l
gptkbp:quantizedIn Quantum Systems
gptkbp:quantumNumber l
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Spin_Angular_Momentum
Total Angular Momentum
gptkbp:selectionRule Δl = ±1
Δm_l = 0, ±1
gptkbp:symbol L
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Spectroscopy
gptkb:Electron_Microscopy
Astronomy
Chemistry
Particle Physics
Photonics
Laser Physics
Optical Communications
Plasma Physics
Quantum Information
Satellite Dynamics
Solid State Physics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:OAM
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5