artificial helium-like atom where the Coulombic electron-nucleus interaction potential is replaced by a harmonic potential.' name='description'> Hooke's atom - definition and meaning
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Hooke's atom

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  • noun physics An artificial helium-like atom where the Coulombic electron-nucleus interaction potential is replaced by a harmonic potential.

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The harmonic potential used to describe the electron-nucleus interaction is a consequence of Hooke's law.

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  1. hookium

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