That more or less makes sense. The only thing I'm now not clear about (and this isn't particularly related to the original question) is the statement you made about an electron not repelling itself. In QM isn't the electron more or less smeared out over a region to give you something like a...
Hey everyone,
So I've been a little bit confused about something, and I'd like some input on this:
When I look at systems like the particle in a box, or the Hydrogen Atom, it's clear that the higher energy states of comparable shape have more nodes. This seems to always be true. For any...