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"To visualize the standing waves (or orbitals) of electrons bound to a positively charged nucleus in three dimensions, we will need a four-dimensional plot of the wave function vs. x, y, and z."
http://www.grandinetti.org/electron-orbital-shapes"The wavefunctions in the N=2 family are vectors in an abstract four-dimensional space. This can also be called a function-space and/or a Hilbert space." http://www.av8n.com/physics/wavefunctions.htm
So, what are those dimensions and wave functions? This must be fairly basic.
http://www.grandinetti.org/electron-orbital-shapes"The wavefunctions in the N=2 family are vectors in an abstract four-dimensional space. This can also be called a function-space and/or a Hilbert space." http://www.av8n.com/physics/wavefunctions.htm
So, what are those dimensions and wave functions? This must be fairly basic.