Hooke's atom

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Hooke's atom

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The harmonic potential used to describe the electron-nucleus interaction is a consequence of Hooke's law.

noun Hooke's atoms

An artificial helium-like atom where the Coulombic electron-nucleus interaction potential is replaced by a harmonic potential.
Similar: hookium, harmonium

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@misc{hooke_s_atom_2026,
  title = {Hooke's atom},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hooke's%20atom},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}