The “central potenial” problem (example: Hydrogen Atom). This is a potential defined by a radius from a central point, and only by the radius: V(radius)

• The “central potenial” problem (example: Hydrogen Atom). This is a potential defined by a radius from a central point, and only by the radius: V(radius)

• The most interesting aspect is the dependence of of the wavefunction under rotations in space, so we look at that first.

• Try separation of variables in terms of radius r, longitude (“azimuth”) ?, and latitude (“polar angle”) ? and plug into S. equation in these variables:

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