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Coulomb wave function
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Mathematics/pxTouaz4">mathematics</a>, a Coulomb wave function is a solution of the Coulomb wave equation, named after <a href="/facts/Charles-Augustin_de_Coulomb/T4EEdFIq">Charles-Augustin de Coulomb</a>. They are used to describe the behavior of <a href="/facts/Charged_particle/2zqBJGse">charged particles</a> in a <a href="/facts/Coulomb_potential/Nmqm6hm5">Coulomb potential</a> and can be written in terms of <a href="/facts/Confluent_hypergeometric_function/D0FxgWUa">confluent hypergeometric functions</a> or <a href="/facts/Whittaker_function/H06nBmw4">Whittaker functions</a> of imaginary argument. </p>