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This is Lithium, visualized as a quantum wavepacket. The bright structures are 3D isosurfaces of the outer electron’s probability density, while colour represents the complex phase. Unlike Hydrogen, Lithium’s valence electron moves in a screened potential created by the nucleus and the closed 1s² core. The animation solves that... show more

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Tobie Vennevor 1 Monat

Lithium... top tier nucleator.. Why do you think there was over 200kg of it on the MH370 flight....

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Reality is wild, and most of it is invisible to us

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Neat. Now do the nucleus 😜

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@DanielleFong The real disturbance in the fo… field

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how much of this visualization is possible from tying down the pde to random timevalues

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cf (from first principles):

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"I know Gravity is Electromagnetic, but I can't prove it yet..."

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Trace amounts may be a cure for Alzheimer’s Lithium orate has been used successfully in tests with rats as this form is able to pass through the blood brain barrier. Study Reference: Published in Nature (August 6, 2025) by Dr. Bruce Yankner’s lab at Harvard Medical School (Title: Lithium deficiency drives Alzheimer’s disease pathology and cognitive decline). Key Findings: Mass spectrometry of human post-mortem brains revealed selective early depletion of trace lithium in the prefrontal cortex during MCI. Pathological Aβ plaques act as a physical sink, sequestering free ionic lithium. Mechanism: Lithium depletion disinhibits GSK3β, driving tau phosphorylation, microglial dysfunction, and synaptic loss. Pharmacokinetics: Among 16 tested salts, low-dose lithium orotate bypassed plaque sequestration (unlike lithium carbonate) and restored cognitive function in mouse models at roughly 1/1000th of psychiatric dosages. Clinical Status: Human pilot and biomarker trials (e.g., Johns Hopkins) are currently underway. Patients/family should be advised against OTC self-medication due to unverified human safety dosing, unregulated supplement purity, and potential renal/thyroid monitoring needs.

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No wonder our “science” is jacked

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Incredible work.

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stunspot | ⟨🤩⨯📍⟩ |vor 1 Monat

Now: Why the FUCK is there so MUCH of the damned stuff all over the place?!?!

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I knew it!

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matter

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fFaceCharli and Mr. E present YOUR DOOM, or 4givenvor 1 Monat

#farout , man.

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Brother, no need for digital animations of atoms and elementary particles. The ancient hidden mountain tribe “Afareet Al Jibaal” in modern day Iraq/Iran have a custom blend of components that enables directed higher dimensional journeys. But it’s not for the faint of heart 🤣

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Dude that’s a jawbreaker.

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Why does anyone refer to electrons as particles anymore... it is just not a particle.

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Beyond physical intuition. So weird.

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Really nice!🌟

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alive

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115 please 🙂

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Hi , I wanted to know if we can extend this to cluster of atoms to see the quantum fluctuations of the larger body

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Stunning and elucidating as usual. Tangentially related:

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Adore the math behind it

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CDvor 1 Monat

Beating like a living organ. Does this mean that matter is alive ?

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Closed eye visuals

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Amazing!

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And they call it 'inert' matter

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@grok I love to eat edible lithium lollipops as a quantum wavepacket

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Is this real or simulation image @grok ?

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boundary conditions

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Why Does Quantum Mechanics Use a Complex Wavefunction? Schrödinger’s equation doesn’t start from mystery. It starts from a very specific bet. The state of a particle is a complex field ψ(x,t), and whatever time-evolution rule we choose has to move ψ forward while preserving total probability. So the basic question is simple. What equation should ψ satisfy so that |ψ|² behaves like a conserved density, the way mass density does in fluid flow? What is ψ? Think of ψ(x,t) as an amplitude attached to the statement the particle is at position x at time t. It’s not a probability. It’s the thing you add first, and only at the end do you square it: p(x,t) = |ψ(x,t)|² Because ψ is complex, it has magnitude and phase. Write it as ψ(x,t) = r(x,t) exp(i θ(x,t)) Then r² = |ψ|² is the density, and the phase θ ends up controlling the flow through the probability current. Where does Schrödinger’s equation come from? Start with two empirical inputs that tie waves to particles: E = ħ ω p = ħ k Here ħ is Planck’s constant divided by 2π. It’s the conversion factor between frequency and energy, and between wavenumber and momentum. A plane wave with angular frequency ω and wavevector k is ψ(x,t) = A exp(i(k·x − ωt)) Now watch what derivatives do to this wave: ∂ψ/∂t = −i ω ψ ∇ψ = i k ψ ∇²ψ = −|k|² ψ Multiply by ħ and you get: i ħ ∂ψ/∂t = ħ ω ψ = E ψ −i ħ ∇ψ = ħ k ψ = p ψ −ħ² ∇²ψ = ħ² |k|² ψ = p² ψ So for plane waves, the operators Ê = i ħ ∂/∂t p̂ = −i ħ ∇ act like energy and momentum. Now bring in the classical, nonrelativistic energy bookkeeping: E = p²/(2m) + V(x) Kinetic plus potential. That’s it. Turn it into an equation for ψ by replacing E and p with the operators above: Ê ψ = (p̂²/(2m) + V) ψ Since p̂² = (−i ħ ∇)·(−i ħ ∇) = −ħ² ∇², this becomes i ħ ∂ψ/∂t = ( −ħ²/(2m) ∇² + V(x) ) ψ That’s the time-dependent Schrödinger equation. This derivation is a controlled heuristic. Match the plane-wave identities to the measured relations E = ħω and p = ħk, then impose the same energy bookkeeping you trust in classical mechanics. Why this is the right kind of rule If ψ is the state, we need a rule that preserves total probability: ∫ |ψ(x,t)|² dx = 1 Schrödinger evolution does, and you can see it by deriving a continuity equation. Let ρ(x,t) = |ψ|² = ψ*ψ. Differentiate: ∂ρ/∂t = ψ* ∂ψ/∂t + ψ ∂ψ*/∂t Use Schrödinger and its complex conjugate. The potential terms cancel, and what’s left can be rearranged into ∂ρ/∂t + ∇·j = 0 with probability current j = (ħ/(2mi)) ( ψ* ∇ψ − ψ ∇ψ* ) That’s the cleanest way to say what ψ is. |ψ|² behaves like a conserved density, the phase drives a current, and the time evolution is fixed, up to V, by combining wave relations with energy bookkeeping: i ħ ∂ψ/∂t = ( −ħ²/(2m) ∇² + V ) ψ #QuantumMechanics #SchrodingerEquation #WaveFunction #BornRule #Physics #MathematicalPhysics

Why Does Quantum Mechanics Use a Complex Wavefunction? Schrödinger’s equation doesn’t start from mystery. It starts from a very specific bet. The state of a particle is a complex field ψ(x,t), and whatever time-evolution rule we choose has to move ψ forward while preserving total probability. So the basic question is simple. What equation should ψ satisfy so that |ψ|² behaves like a conserved density, the way mass density does in fluid flow? What is ψ? Think of ψ(x,t) as an amplitude attached to the statement the particle is at position x at time t. It’s not a probability. It’s the thing you add first, and only at the end do you square it: p(x,t) = |ψ(x,t)|² Because ψ is complex, it has magnitude and phase. Write it as ψ(x,t) = r(x,t) exp(i θ(x,t)) Then r² = |ψ|² is the density, and the phase θ ends up controlling the flow through the probability current. Where does Schrödinger’s equation come from? Start with two empirical inputs that tie waves to particles: E = ħ ω p = ħ k Here ħ is Planck’s constant divided by 2π. It’s the conversion factor between frequency and energy, and between wavenumber and momentum. A plane wave with angular frequency ω and wavevector k is ψ(x,t) = A exp(i(k·x − ωt)) Now watch what derivatives do to this wave: ∂ψ/∂t = −i ω ψ ∇ψ = i k ψ ∇²ψ = −|k|² ψ Multiply by ħ and you get: i ħ ∂ψ/∂t = ħ ω ψ = E ψ −i ħ ∇ψ = ħ k ψ = p ψ −ħ² ∇²ψ = ħ² |k|² ψ = p² ψ So for plane waves, the operators Ê = i ħ ∂/∂t p̂ = −i ħ ∇ act like energy and momentum. Now bring in the classical, nonrelativistic energy bookkeeping: E = p²/(2m) + V(x) Kinetic plus potential. That’s it. Turn it into an equation for ψ by replacing E and p with the operators above: Ê ψ = (p̂²/(2m) + V) ψ Since p̂² = (−i ħ ∇)·(−i ħ ∇) = −ħ² ∇², this becomes i ħ ∂ψ/∂t = ( −ħ²/(2m) ∇² + V(x) ) ψ That’s the time-dependent Schrödinger equation. This derivation is a controlled heuristic. Match the plane-wave identities to the measured relations E = ħω and p = ħk, then impose the same energy bookkeeping you trust in classical mechanics. Why this is the right kind of rule If ψ is the state, we need a rule that preserves total probability: ∫ |ψ(x,t)|² dx = 1 Schrödinger evolution does, and you can see it by deriving a continuity equation. Let ρ(x,t) = |ψ|² = ψψ. Differentiate: ∂ρ/∂t = ψ ∂ψ/∂t + ψ ∂ψ/∂t Use Schrödinger and its complex conjugate. The potential terms cancel, and what’s left can be rearranged into ∂ρ/∂t + ∇·j = 0 with probability current j = (ħ/(2mi)) ( ψ ∇ψ − ψ ∇ψ* ) That’s the cleanest way to say what ψ is. |ψ|² behaves like a conserved density, the phase drives a current, and the time evolution is fixed, up to V, by combining wave relations with energy bookkeeping: i ħ ∂ψ/∂t = ( −ħ²/(2m) ∇² + V ) ψ #QuantumMechanics #SchrodingerEquation #WaveFunction #BornRule #Physics #MathematicalPhysics

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