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Time Intervals of the Electron Transitions between the Energy States in the Hydrogen Atom Calculated in a Non-Probabilistic Way
Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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Journal of Modern Physics·Volume 10 (2019)·Pages 1522–1531·Published 5 November 2019·DOI10.4236/jmp.2019.1013101
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Abstract
Definitions of the mechanical parameters entering the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom allowed us to calculate the time intervals connected with the electron transitions between the nearest-neighbouring energy levels in the atom. This is done in a strictly non-probabilistic way. The time results are compared with those derived earlier on the basis of the classical Joule-Lenz law for the energy emission adapted to the case of the electron transfer in the quantum systems. A similar formalism has been next applied to the harmonic oscillator and a particle moving in the one-dimensional potential box.
KeywordsSpectrum of the Hydrogen AtomTime Intervals of the Electron Transitions
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