Question: use sakurai - quantum mechanics please The Pauli matrices o, O and oz are 2 x 2-matrices defined as follows o,- (: ). --(: ).

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The Pauli matrices o, O and oz are 2 x 2-matrices defined

The Pauli matrices o, O and oz are 2 x 2-matrices defined as follows o,- (: ). --(: "). .-(; 4) 0 1 1 Oz = %3D Consider a vector n = (ng, ny, n2)' of unit length, and n := n20x +NyOy + nz0z. Find the values of r ER such that I+ 2rn O = 2 is a projector, where I is the identity operator.

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