##r-##independent angular momentum in quantum mechanics

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Why in quantum mechanics the angular momentum is independent of the ##r##?
Angular momentum as generator of rotation in defined by ##L=r\times p##. However, none of the angular momentum wave functions depends on the ##r##. They only depend on the angles.
 

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