Quantum Mechanics 1: Angular Momentum and Spin
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In this problem, we're dealing with a situation where the magnetic field is at some angle relative to the z-axis, but we've written the Hamiltonian in the spin up spin down basis. Part A: Obtain the matrix representation of in the spin up spin down basis. Part B: Find the eigenvalues and normalized eigenvectors of . Part C: Verify that the normalized eigenvectors of , denoted as and , satisfy the Dirac completeness relation.
Discuss the idea of normalization and derive the constraint on the coefficients for a general spin-1/2 ket state, ensuring that it is properly normalized. The constraint is given by: if , then .