 Radial normalization of the hydrogen ground state (source code)

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= Radial normalization of the hydrogen ground state

With normalized $Y_{00}$, the radial ground state $R(r)=Ce^{-r/a_0}$ has
$$
C=2a_0^{-3/2},
\qquad
\langle r\rangle=\frac32a_0.
$$
If the angular factor is absorbed into the spherically symmetric wavefunction, its normalization constant is instead $(\pi a_0^3)^{-1/2}$.

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