An Introduction to Thermal Physics
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Author: Daniel V. Schroeder
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Chapter A.3, Problem 17P
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A formula for the allowed energies of a system of two-dimensional harmonic oscillator which can be considered as a system of two independent one-dimensional oscillators.
To draw:An energy level diagram showing the degeneracy of each level.
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