Quantum Hydrogen

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This project is open source. Made by Alex Kennedy

Full techincal details are located here.

What is this?

This is a little tool to attempt to visualize the 'quantum states' of an electron orbiting a Hydrogen atom.

The states shown are derived from Quantum Physics. It is worthy of note that these 'shells', these 'shapes', are meager representations of the whole truth. In technical terms, they are surfaces of constant probability of finding the electron in that spot if its position were to be measured. Feel free to read the details page for a more complete picture!

• is the 'principal quantum number,' it determines the energy of the state.
• is the 'orbital quantum number.'
• is the 'magnetic quantum number.'

My reference for this work is Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (2nd Edition): David J. Girffiths