Solution

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The Heisenberg equation of motion and the spin commutation relations give, componentwise,
Thus . For constant magnetic field this is Larmor precession: the component along is conserved and the transverse components rotate. In particular, for ,
The signed angular velocity is ; the positive precession rate is .

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