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Homework Statement
Positronium is a hydrogen-like atom consisting of a proton and an electron revolving around each other. Find the allowed radii and energies of the system.
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The Attempt at a Solution
The allowed radii of the positron/electron system are given by [itex]r = \frac{{4{n^2}\pi {\varepsilon _0}{\hbar ^2}}}{{\mu {e^2}}}[/itex] where [itex]\mu = \frac{{{m_{positron}}{m_e}}}{{{m_{positron}} + {m_e}}}[/itex] and n={1,2,3,...}
The allowed energies of the positron/electron system are given by [itex]{E_n} = - \frac{{\mu {e^4}}}{{2{n^2}{{(4\pi {\varepsilon _0})}^2}{\hbar ^2}}}[/itex]
It just seemed suspiciously simple. Is this all they're really asking me to state? I mean, other than calculating it all out and leaving it as a function of n times a constant.