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Common eigenstate of two angular-momentum components

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A common eigenstate of Jx​ and Jy​ must satisfy Jz​ψ=0 by their commutator. Applying the other angular-momentum commutators then forces both remaining eigenvalues to vanish. Thus the state lies in a spin-zero sector. Noncommuting components do not possess a general common eigenbasis, but spin-zero states are an important exception to the claim that they can never share any eigenstate.

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