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:::<math>Z=\frac{m_1z_1+m_2z_2}{m_1+m_2}</math>

The importance of this result is that it shows the wavefunction for the compound system is [[Quantum entanglement|entangled]], contrary to one would normally think in a classical stand point. More importantly, it shows the energy of the hydrogen atom is not associated with the electron but also associated with the proton, and the corresponding states is not decomposable into states for electron and proton separately.<ref name = "Dickson" />

===Superselection rules===