Classical Limit of the Hydrogen Atom
- 1 April 1973
- journal article
- Published by American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) in American Journal of Physics
- Vol. 41 (4), 525-530
- https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1987282
Abstract
A wavepacket solution for the hydrogen atom in the region of large principal quantum number n is constructed. This wavepacket follows a classical circular orbit. It has a width on the order of times the size of the orbit.