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The binding energies of the hydrogen isotopes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

A. H. Wilson
A. H. Wilson
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Trinity College
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The wave equation for the deuteron in its ground state is solved on the assumption that the mutual potential energy of a neutron and a proton is of the form r−1e−λr. The binding energy of the hydrogen isotope H3 is calculated approximately by the variation method.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 34 , Issue 3 , July 1938 , pp. 365 - 374
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1938

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* The set-up was designed by Miss E. Monroe and Mr M. V. Wilkes of the Mathematical Laboratory, to whom I am much indebted. I also wish to thank Mr Wilkes for help in using the machine.

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