Atom Shape: Experiments, Spheres & Cubes in Physics

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The discussion centers on the shape of atoms, particularly hydrogen, questioning whether they can be considered spherical or if other shapes, like cubes, are possible. Participants argue that while the spherical model is a useful visualization, it does not accurately represent the quantum behavior of atoms, as wavefunctions do not imply a definitive shape. The emission of photons during electron transitions is also debated, with quantum electrodynamics (QED) cited as the current model explaining this process, although it lacks a geometric representation. There is frustration expressed regarding the absence of a comprehensive physical model that visually explains these phenomena. Overall, the conversation highlights the complexities and limitations of current atomic models in physics.
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Chaos' lil bro Order said:
I cannot accept any theory as complete until it can be represented geometrically. I am frustrated that some people are posting scientific dogma without seriously contemplating my question. Is there no theory or white paper outlining how photons and electrons interact in the real, 'physical' terms of geometry?

Are we still stuck at Feynman's 'Magic bag' analogy?

two things interacting is not known as a physical phenomenon. so every where we describe it different (interacting two objects). A phenomenon is any observable occurrence.
when in normal scales we say "when a ball hits a wall it folds it to some degree", then the wall being folded is a phenomenon which physics is interested in, and not the interaction which is only an assumption. now not typically something to fold but to change or variant, you know.
now the wall that folds, there is something observable about this folding. having this potential to fold is one of its invariance property and to what degree it is being folded, in another sense, is an observable quantity of the wall.
 

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