Why is only one quantum number needed to characterize the eigenfunctions for rotation in two dimensions, whereas

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Why is only one quantum number needed to characterize the eigenfunctions for rotation in two dimensions, whereas two quantum numbers are needed to characterize the eigenfunctions for rotation in three dimensions?

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Physical Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0321812001

3rd edition

Authors: Thomas Engel, Philip Reid

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