Recent content by Br.S

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_orbital "Molecular orbitals represent regions in a molecule where an electron is likely to be found." How are orbitals different thing than probability density? What are you saying, it's all random? Do you think stable molecules like H2 or H2O do...

I don't see what to be careful about, two independent light beams can either interfere or not. Sure, no slit is different thing than two slits, but it's supposed to be the same mechanics relating to their wave property and the principle of wave superposition. Right? So anyway, are you saying...

You either can show me the pictures I'm asking about or not. It's always best to ask. With you present knowledge base you are apparently unable to show me those pictures or say anything specif or particular about them. I have no idea what are you still complaining about. Don't worry about...

I think polarization must have some impact. http://www.ibsen.dk/phasemasks/technical-notes/polarization-influence These guys say it influences visibility and some angles in the pattern. They also say this: "importance of the polarization characteristics is that only parallel oriented...

I'm pretty sure there are quite a few experiments demonstrating two beams from independent light sources interfere and can produce the pattern. Do you think then it's not two photons that interfere with each other, but something else is going on there, or perhaps you doubt in such experiments?

The wave function can't be just an abstract description, those waves ought to actually be there, in whatever physical form, but one way or another they must be describing some real physical property. Wave-like interference is actual and real after all, so the question is then more along the...

They are useful to me and that's why I'm asking about it. Why are you complaining to me? Ok, when we find some of those pictures I'll explain to you what it means. Who told you that? So when there is more than one electron those equations are no good any more, is that what you're saying...

That makes no difference, you are just being too literal, or maybe not enough. Anyway, I wasn't talking about mathematical phrases but what orbital images actually represent, what they are, and they are representations of probability densities, which is what describes a likelihood to find an...

They are. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_orbital http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_orbital That doesn't worry me. Molecules, like H2O for example, have very specific geometry which does not vary under normal or uniform conditions. It's therefore to be expected electron...

Orbital diagrams are not complete or correct, how? Probability density can very well be plotted as 3-dimensional diagram. Atomic and molecular orbitals are exact representations of QM equations which are supposed to explain and predict shapes and molecular geometry. And you are saying such...

What exactly does it mean for two photons to interfere and cancel their amplitudes, or to double it? For example, if we place a detector right where they interfere, would they leave more bright or less bright dots, or something? I always thought they actually do get changed after the...

I want to know how those orbitals look like, because I'm interested in science. Where do you see a difference between science and images of molecular orbitals, what are you trying to say?

Gaussian is not free and nwchem only distribute source code. Both of that is a bit too much trouble to get a few images which I'm not really sure I could produce even if I had the spftware. Surely there should be some of those images somewhere on the net already, so at this point googling seems...

I'm trying to be specific here. So now that we know all that I still don't see any answers, not even for hydrogen atom. I see dozens of possible orbitals, but I want to know the most common one, in some normal circumstances. Which is it? And for hydrogen molecule H2, can it look like anything...

No one knows, so I guess it doesn't exist. But how can that be, is QM not supposed to be able to produce those kind of images? All I could find are images like these below, but of what use is that, what does that tell us about H2 molecule or Li atom for example? What does that even tell us...