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How to find the degeneracy of a given state in quantum mechanics? What is the formula?

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The energy is normally written as $\displaystyle E=\ell(\ell+1)\frac{\hbar^2}{2I}$ where $\ell$ is angular momentum and $I$ the moment of inertia. The multiplicity is $2\ell+1$ and in the absence of any perturbation this is the degeneracy. You can see that 9 is the correct answer if $\ell=4$

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