How to plot Hydrogen orbitals

Steps to compute the radial and spherical harmonics and using them to 3D plot the orbitals
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Updated 24 Oct 2020

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This is a step by step live script that teaches you how to compute the radial and spherical harmonics and using them to 3D plot the orbitals/probability density function of the hydrogen atom.

Cite As

Jonas Tjepkema (2026). How to plot Hydrogen orbitals (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/81733-how-to-plot-hydrogen-orbitals), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2020a
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Platform Compatibility
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Acknowledgements

Inspired by: Hydrogen Orbitals

Version Published Release Notes
1.0.0