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The probability density does not go
to zero at the nodes if relativistic
effects are taken into account.
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src=wikipedia, particle in a box.
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so does it mean energy levels/atomic orbitals are not necessarily discrete and that atom has to be remodeled.
***pardon my ignorance if I am wrong. I am really amateur.
 
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dpa said:
so does it mean energy levels/atomic orbitals are not necessarily discrete and that atom has to be remodeled.

Naa, it just means that when you take relativistic effects into account it effects the probability distributions.
 
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