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Separating the hydrogen wavefunction as
ψ
=
R
(
r
)
Y
ℓ
m
(
θ
,
ϕ
)
\psi = R(r)Y_\ell^m(\theta, \phi)
ψ
=
R
(
r
)
Y
ℓ
m
(
θ
,
ϕ
)
reduces the 3D Schrodinger equation to a 1D radial equation. In that radial equation, what is the term
ℏ
2
ℓ
(
ℓ
+
1
)
/
(
2
μ
r
2
)
\hbar^2\ell(\ell+1)/(2\mu r^2)
ℏ
2
ℓ
(
ℓ
+
1
)
/
(
2
μ
r
2
)
?
The relativistic kinetic-energy correction
The spin-orbit coupling energy
The centrifugal barrier, a repulsive term that keeps orbits from collapsing
The Coulomb potential energy of the electron and nucleus
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