Electron Transition & Photon Emission in Hydrogen Atom

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the process of electron transitions in a hydrogen atom, specifically focusing on how an electron moving from a lower energy state to a higher energy state is associated with photon emission. The conversation touches on concepts from quantum mechanics and the implications of energy states.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant inquires about the mechanism by which an electron transition from a lower to a higher energy state emits a photon.
  • Another participant suggests that the answer may depend on knowledge of quantum field theory, implying that a simplistic understanding may not suffice.
  • A different participant challenges the idea of photon emission during an electron transition to a higher energy state, asserting that it cannot occur and questioning the source of this information.
  • One participant clarifies that they initially misread the transition direction, indicating that the common understanding typically involves transitions from higher to lower energy states.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the validity of photon emission during electron transitions from lower to higher energy states, with no consensus reached on the topic.

Contextual Notes

There are unresolved assumptions regarding the definitions of energy states and the conditions under which photon emission occurs, as well as the implications of quantum mechanics in this context.

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How an electron transition from lower energy state to higher energy state in hydrogen atom emits a photon?
 
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What is your level of knowledge? There are many possible answers to this question, but unless you know something about quantum field theory, it will probably stay at the level of "something is moving, so it emits radiation".
 
There is noway this can happen...where did you read that? the photon would need to have negative energy... except for if you mean absorb?
 
Oh wait, lower to higher? No, that does not work. I read "higher to lower", as that is a common question.
 

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