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It turns out that Schroedinger's equation predicts the results of the gold-foil experiment, too, and is better in some ways than the old "solar system" model of
by hollerith 3y ago
It turns out that Schroedinger's equation predicts the results of the gold-foil experiment, too, and is better in some ways than the old "solar system" model of the atom.
- frozenport 3y agoIf you dig really deep in the article - somewhere in the middle sounded by typical garbage like "We have yet to learn how to reconcile the dual wave-like and particle-like behaviour of matter" - the author actually indicates the issue he has with the apparently empty nature of atoms: `The association between this mass concentration and the idea that atoms are empty stems from a flawed view that mass is the property of matter that fills a space.` Whats really happening is that for certain kinds of interactions electrical forces were important, and for others nuclear forces were important. We understand the nuclear forces by proxy of mass concentrations, and reach reasonable conclusions like "the atom is mostly empty".