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Difference between atom and elementary particle questioned
Hydrogen ion doesn't have one electron which clearly mean that it has only one proton..So hydrogen ion is only a proton. Am I right, please make it clear. If hydrogen ion and proton are same that how ...
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What's the difference between two Hydrogen atoms?
If we are given two Hydrogen atoms, would the only difference between them would be their quantum state (Energy level or eigen value, and the corresponding Orbital or eigen state) and their location ...
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How can one describe electron motion around hydrogen atom?
I remember from introductory Quantum Mechanics, that hydrogen atom is one of those systems that we can solve without too much ( embarrassing ) approximations.
After a number of postulates, QM ...
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Evaluating Transition probability between different states of Hydrogen atom
I am trying to evaluate the inner product $<2S_{\frac{1}{2}},F',F'_{3}|\delta^{3}(x)\sigma_{i}P_{i}|2P_{\frac{1}{2}},F,F_{3}>$ It's written in the form $<nl_{j},F,F_{3}|$ Where ...
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Is energy conserved in decay of hydrogen atom in superposed state?
This looks like a paradox.
Let's say we have an hydrogen atom. Superposition of states could be possible for electrons. But if an electron is in a superposition, I guess it could decay into a lower ...
