Hooke's atom
Hooke's atom · Hooke's atoms
An artificial helium-like atom where the Coulombic electron-nucleus interaction…An artificial helium-like atom where the Coulombic electron-nucleus interaction potential is replaced by a harmonic potential.
Meaning
1 sensesAn artificial helium-like atom where the Coulombic electron-nucleus interaction potential is replaced by a harmonic potential.
Origin
The harmonic potential used to describe the electron-nucleus interaction is a consequenceThe harmonic potential used to describe the electron-nucleus interaction is a consequence of Hooke's law.
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