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Urmi Roy
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Hi,
So in the steady state Schrodinger equation (SE), the E on the RHS (see http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/SchroedingerEquation.html)
is the sum of the kinetic and potential energy of the electron.
However, is this the same as the 'internal energy'? The statistical distribution used to describe electrons is the Fermi-Dirac, where the exponential terms contain 'E' and 'mu'. So is this E the same as that in the SE equation?
Also, if E is the total sum of the KE and PE of the electron, what aspect of the energy of the electron is described by the chemical potential 'mu'?
So in the steady state Schrodinger equation (SE), the E on the RHS (see http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/SchroedingerEquation.html)
is the sum of the kinetic and potential energy of the electron.
However, is this the same as the 'internal energy'? The statistical distribution used to describe electrons is the Fermi-Dirac, where the exponential terms contain 'E' and 'mu'. So is this E the same as that in the SE equation?
Also, if E is the total sum of the KE and PE of the electron, what aspect of the energy of the electron is described by the chemical potential 'mu'?