Speed of Electrons: A Classic View

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Electrons in a classical view are thought to move faster when closer to the nucleus due to the Coulomb force, similar to planetary motion. However, classical physics predicts that orbiting electrons should radiate energy and spiral into the nucleus, leading to atomic instability, which contradicts observed atomic stability. This discrepancy was a significant issue for 19th-century physicists and was resolved with the advent of quantum mechanics, which describes electrons as existing in probabilistic states rather than fixed orbits. The classical model fails to account for the behavior of electrons, as they do not emit radiation in stable atomic conditions. Ultimately, the classical perspective is inadequate for explaining atomic structure and behavior, necessitating a quantum mechanical approach.
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Time to close this thread. @DanMP, you have been incredibly stubborn in this thread, not showing any desire to learn.

DanMP said:
Really? :smile: So, if we "send" a single photon through an ordinary glass window, we will observe/measure at the other end countless similar photons? And the "amplification" would increase with the width of the glass, because there are more atoms ready to "produce" new photons? In what world/reality is this true?
Only in bad faith can you infer that this is what I was saying. As light goes through a piece of glass, that piece of glass will heat up and emit photons of lower frequency. Amplification only takes place if you manage to make a laser out of it.
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For me, the apparent absence of radiation is not the main issue. The idea that the "smeared" electron can/may emit is the problem. You previously said that "no position means no meaningful notion of acceleration, no acceleration means no radiation from accelerating", and now you seem to forget/dismiss it ...
This raises again the issue about falling towards the nucleus, as long as there is no force in this "smeared" electron interpretation to prevent it. Again, a "complicated distribution" of a static Moon around the Earth, would result in pieces of the Moon falling to the ground. Why is this not happening with the "smeared" electron? Maybe because the electron still rotates, but it's much more convenient to work with wave functions instead of particles?
You are the one who refuses to understand that @Nugatory was discussing stationary states of the electron in atoms. There is no state of the electron where it can fall into the nucleus.
 
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