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= Solution

Combining the preceding parts,
$$
\varphi_X(u)=e^{-\alpha\lVert u\rVert^2}.
$$
This is the characteristic function of $N(0,2\alpha I_d)$. The <uniqueness theorem for characteristic functions> therefore gives
$$
\boxed{X\sim N(0,2\alpha I_d)}.
$$
When $\alpha=0$, this means the degenerate distribution concentrated at the origin. This proves the <Maxwell characterization of the normal distribution>.

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