In reply to Harry Veeder's message of Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:31:22 -0400: Hi, [snip] >However, might the hbar arise because you overlooked the motion of the >proton in conserving angular momentum? The electron is not orbiting a >fixed point. [snip] Sorry Harry, I don't think so. In fact probably the reverse. The h_bar arises because that's the angular momentum of a photon. Natural constant. Consequence of the makeup of the fabric of space-time (IMO). Any "jiggling" that occurs based on the motion of the nucleus might however help in making "forbidden" transitions somewhat possible.
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