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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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Lithium... top tier nucleator.. Why do you think there was over 200kg of it on the MH370 flight....
Reality is wild, and most of it is invisible to us
Neat. Now do the nucleus 😜
@DanielleFong The real disturbance in the fo… field
how much of this visualization is possible from tying down the pde to random timevalues
cf (from first principles):
"I know Gravity is Electromagnetic, but I can't prove it yet..."
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.
No wonder our “science” is jacked
Incredible work.
Now: Why the FUCK is there so MUCH of the damned stuff all over the place?!?!
I knew it!
matter
#farout , man.
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 🤣
Dude that’s a jawbreaker.
Why does anyone refer to electrons as particles anymore... it is just not a particle.
Beyond physical intuition. So weird.
Really nice!🌟
alive
115 please 🙂
Hi , I wanted to know if we can extend this to cluster of atoms to see the quantum fluctuations of the larger body
Stunning and elucidating as usual. Tangentially related:
Adore the math behind it
Beating like a living organ. Does this mean that matter is alive ?
Closed eye visuals
Amazing!
And they call it 'inert' matter
@grok I love to eat edible lithium lollipops as a quantum wavepacket
Is this real or simulation image @grok ?
boundary conditions
![Lecture 3 of our Quantum Mechanics series. Lecture 2 gave us the one clean privilege quantum theory offers: treat ψ(x,t) as the state and ρ(x,t) = |ψ(x,t)|² as probability, because Schrödinger evolution forces ρ to obey a continuity equation. Lecture 3 is what that continuity equation is really telling you. If ρ behaves like a fluid, then the only question that matters is: What is the velocity field? Write ψ(x,t) = r(x,t) exp(i θ(x,t)). The magnitude r sets how much probability is sitting there. The phase θ sets where it tries to go. When you unpack the current j = Im(ψ* ∇ψ), it collapses to j = (ρ/m) ∇θ, which means the flow lines you draw are literally contours of phase geometry. Then the constraint that makes the picture bite: ψ has to be single-valued, so θ can’t wind by an arbitrary amount. Around any closed loop the total phase change must be 2π n, with n an integer. That’s why vortices aren’t features you add...they’re defects the math permits, in quantized units. In the render you see both layers at once...the 3D surface shows |ψ| breathing while the phase skin slides, and the 2D panel exposes the engine...current lines steering around discrete vortex charges. The math breakdown We write the state as a complex field ψ(x,t) on the plane (x in R²). The Born rule defines the probability density ρ(x,t) = |ψ(x,t)|² Schrödinger evolution (ħ = 1 units) is i ∂ψ/∂t = [ −(1/2m) ∇² + V(x,t) ] ψ Now derive conservation of probability. Start with ρ = ψ*ψ: ∂ρ/∂t = ψ* (∂ψ/∂t) + ψ (∂ψ*/∂t) Use Schrödinger and its complex conjugate: ∂ψ/∂t = (1/i) [ −(1/2m) ∇²ψ + Vψ ] ∂ψ*/∂t = (−1/i) [ −(1/2m) ∇²ψ* + Vψ* ] Substitute. The V terms cancel, and the remaining terms rearrange into the continuity equation ∂ρ/∂t + ∇·j = 0 with probability current j = (1/2mi) ( ψ* ∇ψ − ψ ∇ψ* ) = (1/m) Im(ψ* ∇ψ) So "probability density" really behaves like a conserved fluid density with flux j. Now expose the phase mechanism. Write ψ in polar form ψ(x,t) = r(x,t) exp(i θ(x,t)) Compute the gradient ∇ψ = exp(iθ) (∇r + i r ∇θ) Then ψ* ∇ψ = r (∇r + i r ∇θ) Taking the imaginary part gives Im(ψ* ∇ψ) = r² ∇θ = ρ ∇θ So the current becomes j = (ρ/m) ∇θ That’s the steering-wheel statement: Phase gradient sets the flow direction and speed (modulated by density and m). Finally, quantized vortices. Because ψ must be single-valued, going around any closed loop must return the same complex value. That forces the phase winding to be an integer multiple of 2π: ∮ ∇θ · dl = 2π n with n in Z n is the vortex charge. Vortex cores sit where ρ ≈ 0 (phase is undefined), and the current streamlines circulate around them. #QuantumMechanics #Wavefunction #SchrodingerEquation #BornRule #ProbabilityCurrent #ContinuityEquation #Phase #Vortices #TopologicalDefects #ComplexAnalysis #MathematicalPhysics #Mathematics #Physics](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2006665244211380338/amplify_video_thumb/2006664944415035392/img/qEDUF2G3erxPqtSk.jpg)
