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Homework Statement
Find [Lz, Px] and [Lz,Py] and use this to show that [tex]\langle l'm'|P_x|lm\rangle = 0[/tex] for [tex]m' \neq m \pm 1.[/tex]
Homework Equations
[tex]L_z|lm\rangle = \hbar m |lm\rangle[/tex]
[tex]L^2|lm\rangle = \hbar^2 l(l+1)|lm\rangle [/tex]
[tex]L_{\pm}|lm\rangle = \hbar \sqrt{l(l+1)-m(m\pm 1)}|l,m\pm 1 \rangle[/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
It was easy to show that [tex][L_z,P_x] = i \hbar P_y[/tex] and that [tex][L_z,P_y] = - i\hbar P_x[/tex] but how might I use this to show that [tex]\langle l'm'|P_x|lm\rangle = 0[/tex] for [tex]m' \neq m \pm 1?[/tex]