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adh2
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Hello!
I'm preparing for my quantum mechanics test. In the solutions of an old test I find this conversion, that I don't understand.
\Psi = Nze^{-r/2a_0} = Nre^{-r/2a_0}cos\Theta
N is the normalization constant, which is to be calculated. I would have guessed that z is the atomic number ( =1), but it is apparently = r cos \Theta. Can anyone please explain this to me?
Alfred
I'm preparing for my quantum mechanics test. In the solutions of an old test I find this conversion, that I don't understand.
\Psi = Nze^{-r/2a_0} = Nre^{-r/2a_0}cos\Theta
N is the normalization constant, which is to be calculated. I would have guessed that z is the atomic number ( =1), but it is apparently = r cos \Theta. Can anyone please explain this to me?
Alfred
, but it looks as if z is the component in the z-direction, and r and θ are the usual spherical coordinates, so that z = rcosθ. 
