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A particle of mass m orbits around the origin (0,0) in a circular path of radius...

A particle of mass m orbits around the origin (0,0) in a circular path of radius r.

(a) Write the classical Hamiltonian (energy) of this system in terms of angular momentum of the particle.

(b) Write the Schrodinger equation for this system.
(c) Find the energy eigenvalues and their corresponding (normalized) wavefunctions.

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