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Tuesday, July 14, 2015

ψ All Over The Place

Why is ψ all over the place but E=h.f take on discrete values?

ψ is measured as energy density (Jm-3).  It is a standing wave wrap around the center of the particle.  That is why it is all over the place.  As a wave it can superimpose and create a bigger wave.  Many ψ waves of the same type sum to create particle clouds.  Earth itself is one big g particle, that is the superposition of many ψs from many g particles.

Numerically ψ equals the Newtonian force.  It is expected that under equilibrium when all forces sum to zero, that ψ of a particle is equal to the ψ of its neighboring particles.  As a wave, the frequency, f of ψ, measures its energy.  This is consistent with Planck equation,

E=h.f

Planck equation, provides energy information of a particle as a whole.  As a complete wave around the particle, ψ can only take on certain frequencies such that the wave are of integer multiple of wavelengths on the perimeter of a circle, center at the particle.

n.λψ=2πaψ

and

n.λψmc=2πaψmc=h.f=E

for n=0,1,2,3...

It is expected that as E changes, ψ around the particle changes correspondingly, given the total volume of ψ.  The energy of ψ, E takes on discrete values.

ψ itself is all over the place.