A particle of mass m is constrained to a circle of radius r0: that is, the...

A particle of mass m is constrained to a circle of radius r₀: that is, the potential for the particle is 0 when the

particle is anywhere on that circle and infinite everywhere else,

?(?) = 0 (r=r₀)

V(r) = ∞ (? ≠ ?₀)

Find the eigenvalues and normalized eigenfunctions of the Hamiltonian for a particle on a ring.

What is the degeneracy of eigenvalues for this system. how many eigenfunctions are

there for each eigenvalue)?

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