#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ true_atomic_balls.py What if the ENTIRE ATOM spins as a ball? Not planetary motion - true rotation! """ import numpy as np import scipy.constants as const def analyze_whole_atom_spinning(): """The entire atom as a spinning ball""" print("TRUE ATOMIC BALL MODEL") print("="*60) print("The WHOLE ATOM spins, not just electron orbiting") print() # Constants hbar = const.hbar me = const.m_e mp = const.m_p c = const.c k_e = const.k # Coulomb constant e = const.e # Hydrogen atom r_atom = const.physical_constants['Bohr radius'][0] # Total mass (nucleus + electron) m_total = mp + me # If the whole atom spins with angular momentum ℏ I_atom = (2/5) * m_total * r_atom**2 omega = hbar / I_atom # Surface velocity v_surface = omega * r_atom # Force on surface F_centripetal = m_total * omega**2 * r_atom # Compare to Coulomb force F_coulomb = k_e * e**2 / r_atom**2 print(f"Whole hydrogen atom spinning:") print(f" Radius: {r_atom*1e12:.1f} pm") print(f" Total mass: {m_total:.3e} kg") print(f" Angular velocity: ω = {omega:.3e} rad/s") print(f" Surface velocity: v = {v_surface:.3e} m/s = {v_surface/c:.6f}c") print(f" Centripetal force: {F_centripetal:.3e} N") print(f" Coulomb force: {F_coulomb:.3e} N") print(f" Ratio F_cent/F_coul: {F_centripetal/F_coulomb:.3e}") # What about energy? E_rotation = 0.5 * I_atom * omega**2 E_coulomb = -k_e * e**2 / r_atom E_ionization = 13.6 * const.eV print(f"\nEnergy analysis:") print(f" Rotational energy: {E_rotation/const.eV:.3f} eV") print(f" Coulomb energy: {E_coulomb/const.eV:.3f} eV") print(f" Ionization energy: {E_ionization/const.eV:.3f} eV") # The profound question print("\n" + "="*60) print("PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTIONS:") print("1. Is the electron 'spread out' over the atomic volume?") print("2. Does the whole atom rotate as one quantum object?") print("3. Is 'orbital' motion just our interpretation of spin?") def compare_models(): """Compare planetary vs ball models""" print("\n\nMODEL COMPARISON") print("="*60) # Constants hbar = const.hbar me = const.m_e r = const.physical_constants['Bohr radius'][0] # Planetary model (current) L_orbital = hbar # Orbital angular momentum v_orbital = L_orbital / (me * r) # Ball model (proposed) I_ball = (2/5) * me * r**2 omega_ball = hbar / I_ball v_ball = omega_ball * r print(f"PLANETARY MODEL (electron orbits nucleus):") print(f" Orbital velocity: {v_orbital/const.c:.6f}c") print(f" All angular momentum in orbit") print(f"\nBALL MODEL (whole atom spins):") print(f" Surface velocity: {v_ball/const.c:.6f}c") print(f" Distributed angular momentum") print(f" Factor difference: {v_orbital/v_ball:.1f}") def main(): analyze_whole_atom_spinning() compare_models() print("\n" + "="*70) print("REVOLUTIONARY CONCLUSION:") print("We've been doing PLANETARY physics in atoms!") print("True BALL physics gives different results") print("Maybe quantum mechanics hides this distinction?") if __name__ == "__main__": main()