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In summary, the conversation discusses the allowed energies of a system after a reaction involving a tritium atom turning into He+. The wave function remains that of the tritium, but it is not an eigen state of the He+ system. The allowed energies can be expanded as eigen states of He+, meaning that the allowed energies will be those of He+. The speakers confirm that this is correct, and thank each other for their contributions to the discussion.
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I know the answer.

It is from homework. It is about tritium atom in its ground state which turns into He+. It says that right after the reaction, the wave function remains as that ot the tritium.

The question is: what are tha allowed energies of the system right after the reaction?

Well, I understand that the wave functoin right after reation is that of ground state of tritium (which is just as for H-atom), but it is not an eigen state of the system because the system is He+ system. So, what are really the allowed energies of the system?
I guess the wave function can be expanded as eigen states of He+. So, does it means that the allowed energies will be those of He+?

Thanks!
 
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Your guess is correct!
 
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OK. Thanks a lot!

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Your guess is correct!

Thank you!
 

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