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I'm seeing a version of the potential as -Ze^2/4πεr.
My question is what exactly does the Ze^2 refer to? I think the e^2 is supposed to represent the proton and the neutron, and the Z is supposed to represent the number of protons, but I'm not sure how to read it. Does e refer to the charge sign or to the actual value of the charge in coulombs? And Z seems to multiply the whole thing, both the proton and electron together. That doesn't make sense if it's just supposed to represent how many protons there are.
My question is what exactly does the Ze^2 refer to? I think the e^2 is supposed to represent the proton and the neutron, and the Z is supposed to represent the number of protons, but I'm not sure how to read it. Does e refer to the charge sign or to the actual value of the charge in coulombs? And Z seems to multiply the whole thing, both the proton and electron together. That doesn't make sense if it's just supposed to represent how many protons there are.