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English: A comparison of the potential in a hydrogen atom with that in a Rydberg state of a multi-electron atom. A large core polarizability has been used in order to make the effect clear. The black curve is the Coulombic 1/r potential of the hydrogen atom while the dashed red curve includes the 1/r4 term due to polarization of the ion core.
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Author DJIndica
Category:Atomic properties Category:Rydberg atoms Category:Atoms polarization Category:Electric potential

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Category:Atomic properties Category:Atoms polarization Category:Electric potential Category:PD-self Category:Rydberg atoms Category:Self-published work