Comment on `Effective polar potential in the central force Schr\"odinger equation'

TL;DR

This paper critically examines a recent pedagogical proposal for solving the angular part of the Schrödinger equation with a central potential, highlighting issues of clarity and validity in the original arguments.

Contribution

It provides a critical analysis pointing out the ambiguities and shortcomings in the recent alternative treatment of the angular Schrödinger equation.

Findings

The original proposal's arguments are unclear.

The arguments are unconvincing and potentially misleading.

The paper clarifies the correct understanding of the angular Schrödinger equation.

Abstract

We analyze a recent pedagogical proposal for an alternative treatment of the angular part of the Schr\"odinger equation with a central potential. We show that the authors' arguments are unclear, unconvincing and misleading.