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3/2
a µ R 10 2
1.5
1
0.5
0 r/a
0 1 2 3 4 5 µ
a µ 3/2 R 2l 0.8
0.6
l 5 0
0.4
0.2 l 5 1
0
20.2 r/a µ
0 2 4 6 8 10
a µ 3/2 R 3l 0.4
0.3
l 5 0
0.2
0.1 l 5 1
l 5 2
0.0
20.1 r/a µ
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Figure 6.4 The radial functions R nl (r) for the hydrogen-like atom.