Exact energy landscape of the oxygen atom (IMAGE)

Trinity College Dublin

Exact energy landscape of the oxygen atom

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An illustration of the exact energy landscape of the oxygen atom, which takes the form of a tiled valley, as described by the quantum mechanical theory.

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Dr David O'Regan, Trinity College Dublin.

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