Based on the "angular momentum sphere" diagrams, why can't the 3D rigid rotor rotate exactly in...

Based on the "angular momentum sphere" diagrams, why can't the 3D rigid rotor rotate exactly in the ?? plane? How does this change at high energy levels?

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Quantization of angular momentum is responsible for this different behaviour.

genius_generous answered 2 years ago

The orbital angular momentum is a 3D vector. For an electron at a state associated with...

The orbital angular momentum is a 3D vector. For an electron at a state associated with quantum numbers (?, ?, ??), the magnitude of the orbital angular momentum is √?(? + 1) ℏ. The orbital angular momentum measured along the z axis, however, will be exactly ??ℏ. For a real orbital that combines two complex orbitals associated with two different ?? values, a measurement along the z axis will result in either of the two ?? values with an equal...

Use Einstein's velocity addition rule and the principle of momentum conservation to explain why you can't...

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Based on the "angular momentum sphere" diagrams, why can't the 3D rigid rotor rotate exactly in...

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