<div dir="ltr">Dear experts,<div><br></div><div>in quantum mechanics, the quantum number <b>m</b> is between <b>-l </b>and<b> l </b>: -l<=m<=l</div><div><br></div><div>and so m=-1, 0, +1. but in the output of a pdos calculation, values of m </div><div><br></div><div>are seen as follows:</div><div><br></div><div><div> state # 9: atom 1 (Mo ), wfc 5 (l=2 m= 1)</div><div> state # 10: atom 1 (Mo ), wfc 5 (l=2 m= 2)</div><div> state # 11: atom 1 (Mo ), wfc 5 (l=2 m= 3)</div><div> state # 12: atom 1 (Mo ), wfc 5 (l=2 m= 4)</div><div> state # 13: atom 1 (Mo ), wfc 5 (l=2 m= 5)</div></div><div><br></div><div>Is, for example, (l=2 , m= 1) equivalent to m=-2 or </div><div><br></div><div><div> (l=2 m= 1)------> m=-2</div><div> (l=2 m= 2)------> m=-1</div><div> (l=2 m= 3)------> m=0</div><div> (l=2 m= 4)------> m=1</div><div> (l=2 m= 5)------> m=2</div><div><br></div><div>?</div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><b>--</b></div><div><i>All the best,</i></div><div><i>Ashkan Shekaari</i></div><div><i>Plasma Physics Research Center, <span style="font-size:12.8px">Science and Research Branch, </span></i></div><div><i>I A U, <span style="font-size:12.8px">14778-93855 Tehran, Iran.</span></i></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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