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Title: Ground state = 1 wavelength ? or zero wavelength [ ligt n matter]
Post by: onlyfknhuman on November 12, 2008, 08:10:56 am: wat the title says

=p
Title: Re: Ground state = 1 wavelength ? or zero wavelength [ ligt n matter]
Post by: BiG DaN on November 12, 2008, 08:49:40 am: i thought it was 1

not sure tho
Title: Re: Ground state = 1 wavelength ? or zero wavelength [ ligt n matter]
Post by: onlyfknhuman on November 12, 2008, 09:08:08 am: i think it is one, as discrete energy levels represents standing waves, hence for a standing wave to occur 2 wavelengths are required, therefore ground must be 1, as its not a standing wave hence ev = zero. and 2 standing waves n = 1.. si whatever.
Title: Re: Ground state = 1 wavelength ? or zero wavelength [ ligt n matter]
Post by: Collin Li on November 12, 2008, 10:24:50 am: Ground state is 1 wavelength, but is $n=0$ , I believe (can't really remember), but I do remember vaguely that the wavelength is off the $n$ by 1, so that makes sense!
Title: Re: Ground state = 1 wavelength ? or zero wavelength [ ligt n matter]
Post by: onlyfknhuman on November 12, 2008, 10:59:57 am: thx