A Modern Approach to Quantum Mechanics · Problem 3.15

Time Evolution — John S. Townsend

Physics — Quantum Mechanics · spin-1-eigenstates

Problem

Determine the eigenstates of

\hat{S}_x

for a spin-1 particle in terms of the eigenstates

|1, 1\rangle

|1, 0\rangle

, and

|1, -1\rangle

\hat{S}_z