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This is a visualization of a Rydberg wavepacket. In simple terms it is a way of showing an electron in a very highly excited quantum state. The Math comes from the Schrödinger equation for hydrogen where the electron is described by a wavefunction rather than as a tiny ball... show more

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Mathelirium1 month ago

Why does the surface move?

David Guidos1 month ago

So… now we’ve got Schrodinger’s Coral Snake?

REVOLUTION11 month ago

My Intestines after Taco Bell

Korr Neuro1 month ago

Nice visualisation, though it reminded me of...🤣

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adam 🇺🇸⚡️1 month ago

I’d be interested in seeing this picture in light of Jacob Barandes claims regarding indivisibility and the schroedinger equation.

Jure Ursic Cergol1 month ago

took a whole quantum state just to make the point that fixed orbits were a marketing simplification the whole time

Greg Focaccio1 month ago

How did you decide on how "fast" to show the simulation running?

Pavlo Kandyba1 month ago

This reminds me of my experiments. But I like how fluid it looks in your simulation.

Mary Burton1 month ago

Thanks. One day a nice person will realize I don’t read anything about that until a child attempts to enlist as protest.

Entorpía1 month ago

Wouldn’t a Rydberg state like this eventually radiate photons as it decays to lower energy states? I know this is a visualization of the wavepacket, but it would be really cool to see the full evolution. And eventually, the 1s state would become spherically symmetric again right?

Alan Danic Rangel Gaspar1 month ago

Será que ele se move mais rápido quando ancanca seu rastro deixado, como pegar vácuo na fórmula 1, ele sofre aceleração sem recer energia externa? É uma boa pergunta, criar autoestradas para mover elétrons de camada de valência sem aplir energia no sistema.

Đỗ Đức Đạt1 month ago

Cloudance electronfum e=hfc/g;fgh=emc

Vaibhav Bodana1 month ago

Do you use manim? Was this created in manim?

Mathelirium1 month ago

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