A Better Way To Picture Atoms

Thanks to Google for sponsoring a portion of this video!

This video is about using Bohmian trajectories to visualize the wavefunctions of hydrogen orbitals, rendered in 3D using custom python code in Blender.

REFERENCES
A Suggested Interpretation of the Quantum Theory in Terms of "Hidden" Variables. I
David Bohm, Physical Review, Vol 85 No. 2, January 15, 1952

Speakable and Unspeakable in Quantum Mechanics
J. S. Bell

Trajectory construction of Dirac evolution
Peter Holland

The de Broglie-Bohm Causal Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics and its Application to some Simple Systems by Caroline Colijn

Bohmian Trajectories as the Foundation of Quantum Mechanics

The Pilot-Wave Perspective on Quantum Scattering and Tunneling

A Quantum Potential Description of One-Dimensional Time-Dependent Scattering From Square Barriers and Square Wells
Dewdney, Foundations of Physics, VoL 12, No. 1, 1982


MinutePhysics is on twitter - @minutephysics

Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all in a minute!

Created by Henry Reich

[MinutePhysics]

Thanks everyone - if anybody wants to help me get all of these visuals into one place (wikipedia, etc), please get in touch via patreon (or my email... it's not too hard to find)!

[smartereveryday]

0:48 BLOBBY THING
Dude... this is beautiful. Great work!

[physicsgirl]

Leave it to Henry to use custom python code in Blender to make pretty pretty physics.

[juandrayo]

I love all the wavefunctions for the quantum states of the hydrogen atom. Schrodinger would be proud and Bohr would be in awe of this model. You are so incredible.

[krambow]

It makes so glad and thankful to see that there are people, around the globe, working hard for their specie, and they don't care on who you are, they just want to know what is the reality around us, and they work together. Thank you guys, all of you around

[raedev]

"i want answers, like where is the electron?" - okay - "or how fast is it going?" - well pal, you're gonna have to pick lmao

[katjarozantseva]

somehow the weirdest thing in this video is that google search engine needs an advertisement
upd. how do I turn off notifications on this particular comment, not on all comments completely? your replies are kind of the same, thank you

[satyris]

Incredible, thank you so much for this visualisation. I've always had in my head what my highschool chemistry teacher said "when you start studying at university, you'll have to unlearn everything I've taught you". I never did do chemistry at uni so I've always been wondering about the shells of atoms, the orbit of electrons, and the energy levels of excited atoms. This is an amazing rendering.

[FleRpa]

Imagine the mega corporation GOOGLE reaching out to you personally for a sponsorship💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀 insane

[NuncNuncNuncNunc]

Can you model chemical bonds with the same technique? I'd love to especially see what double and triple bonds "really" look like.

[AntsAasma]

There is so much encoded in these visuals that I really wish for a hourphysics episode discussing them.

[christopherleubner]

As odd as it is, you can make these patterns from a helium neon gas laser by adjusting near plane parallel mirrors. They are called TEM oscillation patterns or simply transverse electric modes. That are literally projections of where the excited electrons were in the helium neon plasma inside the tube. Awesome to see.

[beeankha]

Can you do a video that zooms in on the H atom? It was hard to see in this video. And then.... perhaps you could go through the periodic table so we can see how they differ?

[neologicalgamer]

Never heard of this Google sponsor. Maybe I’ll check them out

[tentimesten]

In an introductory chemistry right now…love these animations ♥️

[juwairiyahrahmah]

These are just INCREDIBLE. I just love that u love the subject so much

[LookingGlassUniverse]

Yay, this was a great video! I’m really excited to play around with your visualisations once they become available- it’d probably help build intuition :)

[gregorylaughlin]

I am a retired scientist and I think this visualization is a huge step forward and very humble as well.

[D.A.Jamal.]

Ngl it honestly is great and all but tbh I still don't get it

[phenomalix]

It's so weird how I can finish these videos feeling like I simultaneously learned nothing but also everything.