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In a quantum mechanical exercise, I found the following Hamiltonian:
Consider a particle of spin 1 constrained to move on the surface of a sphere of radius R with Hamiltonian ##H=\frac{\omega}{\hbar}L^2##. I knew that the Hamiltonian of a particle bound to move on the surface of a sphere was ##H=\frac{L^2}{2mR^2}## and then to get the same Hamiltonian should be ##\omega=\frac{\hbar}{2mR^2}## which dimensionally fits, but is it right? How can this equality be proved?
Consider a particle of spin 1 constrained to move on the surface of a sphere of radius R with Hamiltonian ##H=\frac{\omega}{\hbar}L^2##. I knew that the Hamiltonian of a particle bound to move on the surface of a sphere was ##H=\frac{L^2}{2mR^2}## and then to get the same Hamiltonian should be ##\omega=\frac{\hbar}{2mR^2}## which dimensionally fits, but is it right? How can this equality be proved?