The number of solutions to the Schrodinger equation of the atom increases exponentially with the main quantum number.
Our current periodic table is already huge. People break the last lines down into a set of disjoint lines that have about the same width as the main table.
Doesn’t it only increase quadratically?
Since surface area of a sphere grows quadratically with radius …
The number of solutions to the Schrodinger equation of the atom increases exponentially with the main quantum number.
Our current periodic table is already huge. People break the last lines down into a set of disjoint lines that have about the same width as the main table.