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[parent] Viewing Correction to 'time independent Schr\"odinger equation in spherical coordinates'
Misprint by quantus

Correction id: 5
Filed on: 2006-01-19 13:52:16
Status: Rejected on 2006-01-19 15:05:03
Type: Meta/Minor

Correction text:
There is a plus sign missing from the second equation. By the C operator did you mean the Hamilitonian?

Comment from object owner bloftin:
Yes, the C operator is the Hamiltonian, but I do not think a plus sign is missing (where specifically?, in front of hbar the only minus sign.  How do you get this, is there a minus sign error in the time independent schrodinger equation, http://planetphysics.org/encyclopedia/TimeIndependentSchrodingerEquation.html Thanks for the correction and please clarify.

Ben

There is a plus sign missing from the second equation. By the C operator did you mean the Hamilitonian?
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Schrodinger equation, Hamiltonian by bloftin on 2006-01-19 14:38:01
The C, is usually denoted by E and is just a constant.  The right hand side of the equation is what I thought was the Hamiltonian and the C is usually called something like 'energy eigenvalues' so you would get something like H\psi = E\psi where E is equal to C in this case.  So I do not think there is a minus sign error, but I could be wrong (Or just a symantics thing) so feel free to discuss it.  Thanks.

Ben
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