 Angular momentum expectation (source code)

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= Angular momentum expectation

For a normalized periodic angular <wavefunction>, $\langle L_z\rangle=-i\hbar\int_0^{2\pi}\psi^*\partial_\phi\psi\,d\phi$. A real periodic <wavefunction> with matching boundary values has zero mean, even though nonzero angular momenta can have positive measurement probabilities.

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