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I don't understand how in quantum mechanics we have discrete and exact energy states for electron orbits but then at the same time we have a continuous probability density function for the position of an electron.
This seems like a paradox (although I know it can't be) since considering a continuous position distribution you would expect the different positions of the electron to create different energies of the electron in a continuous way. How is this explained? How can you have one energy for different positions?
This seems like a paradox (although I know it can't be) since considering a continuous position distribution you would expect the different positions of the electron to create different energies of the electron in a continuous way. How is this explained? How can you have one energy for different positions?