Degeneracy is associated with symmetry. Consider a rectangular area of sides L and 2L. Are there any degenerate states? If there are, identify the two lowest.

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Degeneracy is associated with symmetry. Consider a rectangular area of sides L and 2L. Are there any degenerate states? If there are, identify the two lowest.

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