Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Wie nennt man die Aufenthaltswahrscheinlichkeit der Elektronen?

English translation:

What do you call the probability distribution of electrons?

Added to glossary by Susan Geiblinger
Jun 16, 2003 07:11
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German term

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German to English Science Physics physics
Wie nennt man die Aufenthaltswahrscheinlichkeit der Elektronen?

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probability distribution

What do you call the probability distribution of electrons?

See Kucera;Dictionary of Exact Science and Technology

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Note added at 2003-06-16 07:18:45 (GMT)
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Or did you want to have an answer?

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Note added at 2003-06-16 07:24:42 (GMT) Post-grading
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see also ece-www.colorado.edu/~bart/book/distrib.htm -
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks,that will do fine. I already had the answer but didn't know how to formulate the question."
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electron probability cloud

(or probability for the electron to be at a specific place)
The probability area is called probability cloud, which expresses the uncertainty of where exactly the electron is.
Peer comment(s):

agree Phillip Rogers : This is the correct definition and it is used in all physics books.
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