How does the quantum model justify accelerating electrons not losing energy?

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The discussion centers on the quantum model of the atom and its ability to explain why electrons do not lose energy while accelerating. Participants highlight flaws in the Planetary and Bohr models, which suggest that electrons would emit electromagnetic radiation (EMR) and crash into the nucleus. The quantum model, however, posits that electrons exist in stationary states where there is no acceleration, thus preventing energy loss. Key concepts such as wave-particle duality and the stability of orbitals as integer multiples of wavelengths are emphasized as crucial to understanding this phenomenon.

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  • Wave-particle duality of electrons
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alxm said:
A spinor describing an electron needs to be spatially rotated by 4 Pi. So? They're not three-dimensional objects.

In short: You don't understand quantum mechanics.

I think you should study more about quantum mechanics.

Spinor is three-dimensional objects. (But I do not believe spin, so this is not my opinion.)

Because One experiment in 1975 showed that the spinning neutrons return to their original configuration when they are rotated by an angle of 4π (not 2π) .
(H.Rauch et al., Phys.Lett. 54A(1975) 425)

But I think this is caused by the fact that netron g factor is -3.826. The spin angular momentum is 1/2 hbar, So this g-factor is twice the value which I expect(-1.913). I think the angular momentum is hbar.
1/2 is based on the Shrodinger equation which I do not believe.
 
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