Total energy of an excited nucleus?

[_Andreas]

If a nucleus is in its first excited state, is its total rest energy then mc^2 + Eex1?

 

[LeBourdais]

Hi _Andreas

If m is the rest mass of the nucleus in its ground state and Eex1 is the energy difference between the first excited state and the ground state, the answer is Yes.

Paul

 

[_Andreas]

It's as I thought, then. But on quantum level, I've experienced that you can never be certain of anything. Thanks!