Open AccessDISCUSSION ON THE BEHAVIOR OF AN ELECTRON ENCLOSED IN A SPHERE
Author(s) -
Tianyi Kou
Publication year - 1949
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.7.35
Subject(s) - radius , physics , electron , classical electron radius , schrödinger equation , energy (signal processing) , quantum mechanics , classical mechanics , atomic physics , computer security , computer science
The quantized energy values of an electron enclosed in a spherical box are calculated by solving Schrodinger's wave equation. The energy levels are very close together if the sphere is of ordinary dimensions. But as the radius of the sphere decreases toward atomic dimensions, the value of every energy level increases and the spread between the levels also increases.