Pjpic Messages 235 Reaction score 1 Thread starter Nov 6, 2009 #1 If the energy of an eletron is increased, is its size also increased? If not, how can it be that something (energy) can have the size of nothing?
If the energy of an eletron is increased, is its size also increased? If not, how can it be that something (energy) can have the size of nothing?
Bob_for_short Messages 1,161 Reaction score 0 Nov 6, 2009 #2 The electron has "infinitely long hands" to interact. It is very sticky. When they say it is "point-like", thay mean the interaction potential has a simple form like 1/r where there is a maximum at only one point.
The electron has "infinitely long hands" to interact. It is very sticky. When they say it is "point-like", thay mean the interaction potential has a simple form like 1/r where there is a maximum at only one point.