The binding energy of a H -atom, considering an electron moving around a fixed nuclei (proton), is
If one decides to work in a frame of reference where the electron is at rest, the proton would be moving around it. By similar arguments, the binding energy would be
This last expression is not correct, because:
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When one decides to work in a frame of reference where the electron is at rest, the given expression is not true as it forms the non- inertial frame of reference.
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