Solution

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Write , and . The product rule applied to a smooth test function gives
The mixed second partial derivatives cancel because they commute. Since the orbital angular momentum components are , their commutator is
This is one of the orbital angular momentum commutation relations; the Planck constant enters through the definition of each linear operator.

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