
Orbitals & Waves
The p Orbitals
The three real l = 1 spherical harmonics pz, px and py, each multiplied by the nodeless 2p radial factor and drawn as an isosurface at 0.130 of its own maximum |psi|. One isovalue and one scale are used for all three, so the relative sizes are the wavefunctions' own. Colour carries the sign of the lobe.