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Watch hydrogen atom wavefunctions smoothly transition between quantum states (n,l,m) This is the actual probability density of finding the electron; not just static orbitals, but the real quantum dance as it morphs between energy levels.
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People learn orbitals as static shapes, but what you’re really seeing here is probability density itself smoothly deforming between states. That makes quantum mechanics feel less like a set of formulas and more like motion. The electron is not a tiny ball circling somewhere. It is a structured cloud of possibility, reorganizing itself through symmetry, phase, and energy.

Imagine the "electron clouds" as zones of rarefied(-) slower spinning vacuum space-fabric, oscillating back & forth with central nuclei ("proton/neutron") zones of highly compressed(+) superpositioning, very fast spin .. a 3D radial-orbital standing wave?

It's only a depiction. In real life we don't know whether the transition is instantaneous or smooth, and how it actually unfolds. Can we here measure energies in the transitional states?? Would be interesting to see

app?

@Petucato

This visualization reminds me of lensing around a black hole..

Physics is inspiring with this kind of simulation!

Absolutely fascinating but so outside my expertise. I do wonder if somehow we could utilize the quantum structure for exotic materials like super conductors. But I’m sure much smarter people than I are already working on it

This is a very cool visualization of the hydrogen atom, almost resonant

I’m obsessed with this! Seeing the hydrogen probability density morph through the quantum numbers n, l, and m instead of just static shapes is incredible. This is how you actually visualize the wave function.

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With math we can teach math to have pixels represent physics

Interesting! And it was mentioned in our Chemistry lessons! Quantum "eye candy", ain't it?

Beautiful

@MinuteofZombie

Higher dimensional for sure.

This is fantastic

It’s a great visualisation. It “screams” projection operators

"Probability density ? " How desperate . The deeper it goes the more desperate it gets. Electron spin ? How without angular momentum? Once you explain one thing you have to suspend logic and reality to explain its consequences. The Higgs Boson -barely exists but somehow confers matter to the Universe,It goes on and on.






