 Orbital angular momentum quantum number (source code)

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= Orbital angular momentum quantum number
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= Azimuthal quantum number
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The nonnegative integer $l$ for which a <spherical harmonic> has squared <orbital angular momentum> $\hbar^2l(l+1)$. The angular part of a regular scalar <wavefunction> has $l=0,1,2,\ldots$ and <magnetic quantum number> $m=-l,\ldots,l$.

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