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... free particle . Quantum states of a one - particle system are called orbitals . lying energy levels in this way . A quantum state of the system is a state of all particles of the system . When we have cause to speak of the state of one ...
... free particle . Quantum states of a one - particle system are called orbitals . lying energy levels in this way . A quantum state of the system is a state of all particles of the system . When we have cause to speak of the state of one ...
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... particle . In our actual applications the orbitals will be those of a free particle confined within a volume , usually a cube . These orbitals are simple in form , as we shall see in Chapter 10. The term2 allows us to distinguish ...
... particle . In our actual applications the orbitals will be those of a free particle confined within a volume , usually a cube . These orbitals are simple in form , as we shall see in Chapter 10. The term2 allows us to distinguish ...
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... free particle in a one - dimensional world . A particle of mass M is confined to a length L by means of infinite barriers ( Fig . 1 ) . On quantum theory the particle is described by a wavefunc- tion ( x ) , where the index n labels the ...
... free particle in a one - dimensional world . A particle of mass M is confined to a length L by means of infinite barriers ( Fig . 1 ) . On quantum theory the particle is described by a wavefunc- tion ( x ) , where the index n labels the ...
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QUANTUM STATES | 1 |
AN ELEMENTARY SOLUBLE SYSTEM | 9 |
THE FUNDAMENTAL ASSUMPTION | 27 |
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