THE HYDROGEN ATOM
There are several introductory problems that can be solved exactly by quantum mechanical meth-ods.
These include the particle in a one-dimensional box, the particle in a three-dimensional box, the
rigid rotor, the harmonic oscillator, and barrier penetration. All of these models provide additional
insight into the methods of quantum mechanics, and the interested reader should consult a quantum
mechanics text such as those listed in the references at the end of this chapter. Because of the nature of
this book, we will progress directly to the problem of the hydrogen atom, which was solved in 1926 by
Erwin Schrödinger. His starting point was a three-dimensional wave equation that had been developed
earlier by physicists who were dealing with the so-called fl ooded planet problem. In this model, a
sphere was assumed to be covered with water, and the problem was to deal with the wave motion that
would result if the surface were disturbed. Schrödinger did not derive a wave equation. He adapted
one that already existed. His adaptation consisted of representing the wave motion of an electron by
means of the de Broglie relationship that had been established only 2 years earlier. Physics was
pro-gressing at a rapid pace in that time period.
We can begin directly by writing the equation
THE HYDROGEN ATOM
There are several introductory problems that can be solved exactly by quantum mechanical meth-ods.
These include the particle in a one-dimensional box, the particle in a three-dimensional box, the
rigid rotor, the harmonic oscillator, and barrier penetration. All of these models provide additional
insight into the methods of quantum mechanics, and the interested reader should consult a quantum
mechanics text such as those listed in the references at the end of this chapter. Because of the nature of
this book, we will progress directly to the problem of the hydrogen atom, which was solved in 1926 by
Erwin Schrödinger. His starting point was a three-dimensional wave equation that had been developed
earlier by physicists who were dealing with the so-called fl ooded planet problem. In this model, a
sphere was assumed to be covered with water, and the problem was to deal with the wave motion that
would result if the surface were disturbed. Schrödinger did not derive a wave equation. He adapted
one that already existed. His adaptation consisted of representing the wave motion of an electron by
means of the de Broglie relationship that had been established only 2 years earlier. Physics was
pro-gressing at a rapid pace in that time period.
We can begin directly by writing the equation
การแปล กรุณารอสักครู่..
