What is the Concept of a Potential Well?

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Bassalisk

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Mar 8, 2011

Hi !

Can someone try to explain to me the general concept of potential well. I tried google, but i find it confusing with sea of equations...

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Greg Bernhardt

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potential_well

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