Solution: Difference between revisions

From PhyWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
== Solution ==
== Solution ==
The Energy for the hydrogen atom is described by:
The Energy for the hydrogen atom is described by:
<math>E=\frac{P^{2}}{2m}-\frac{e^{2}}{r}</math>
<math>E=\frac{P^{2}}{2m}-\frac{e^{2}}{r}</math>


Line 8: Line 9:


<math>\Delta r\cdot\Delta p\backsimeq\hbar</math>
<math>\Delta r\cdot\Delta p\backsimeq\hbar</math>
Thus the momentum corresponding to <math>\Delta r</math> and the corresponding kinetic energy are usefully defined as:
<math>p\backsimeq\Delta p\backsimeq\frac{\hbar}{\Delta r}</math>
<math>KE=\frac{P^{2}}{2m}\backsimeq\frac{\hbar^{2}}{2m(\Delta r)^{2}}</math>

Revision as of 17:02, 22 January 2011

Solution

The Energy for the hydrogen atom is described by:


is defined as the average radius of localization for the electron. Appropriately, the uncertainty principle can be generalized as:

Thus the momentum corresponding to and the corresponding kinetic energy are usefully defined as: