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Simple Nature - Light and Matter

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12 Contents13.3 <strong>Matter</strong> As a Wave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 851Electrons as waves, 852.—Dispersive waves, 856.—Bound states,859.—The uncertainty principle <strong>and</strong> measurement, 861.—Electronsin electric fields, 866.—The Schrödinger equation, 867.13.4 The Atom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877Classifying states, 877.—Three dimensions, 879.—The hydrogenatom, 880.—Energies of states in hydrogen, 883.—Electron spin,888.—Atoms with more than one electron, 890.Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 893Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904Three Essential Mathematical Skills . . . . . . . . . . . 905Programming With Python . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 908Appendix 2: Miscellany 910Appendix 3: Photo Credits 916Appendix 4: Hints <strong>and</strong> Solutions 918Appendix 5: Useful Data 941Notation <strong>and</strong> terminology, compared with other books, 941.—Notation <strong>and</strong> units, 942.—Fundamental constants, 942.—Metricprefixes, 943.—Nonmetric units, 943.—The Greek alphabet, 943.—Subatomic particles, 943.—Earth, moon, <strong>and</strong> sun, 944.—The periodictable, 944.—Atomic masses, 944.Appendix 6: Summary 945

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