Find the energy levels of a spin 5/2 particle whose Hamiltonian is given by H = ϵ h¯ 2 (S 2 x + S 2 z ) + ϵ h¯ Sy (1) where ϵ is a constant having the dimension of energy. Are the energy levels degenerate? If yes, find the degeneracy.
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