Structure of The Eigenfunctions
The eigenfunctions of the Schrödinger equation have the form
in which the spherical polar angles θ and φ represent the colatitude and azimuthal angle, respectively. The last two factors of ψ are often grouped together as spherical harmonics, so that the eigenfunctions take the form
The differential equation which characterizes the function is called the radial equation.
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