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(Solved): For a diatomic molecule rotating in 2 dimensions, the Hamiltonian is H^=2Ih2d2d2 and the ...
For a diatomic molecule rotating in 2 dimensions, the Hamiltonian is H^=?2Ih2?d?2d2? and the Schrodinger equation is ?2lh2?d?2d2??=E?. Note that this means that the angle ? is not changing, so it does not appear as a variable: the molecule is stuck on one plane (hence 2D rotation). a. Normalize the wavefunction ?=eim? b. Now use the normalized wavefunction to find the energy levels for the 2-D rigid rotor. Are the energies quantized? If so are the energy levels evenly spaced? c. What is the degeneracy for each energy level? Explain.