spin_paper/archive/experimental-scripts/spinning_ball_physics.py

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
spinning_ball_physics.py
What if atoms are literally spinning balls?
Let's use proper rotational mechanics.
"""
import numpy as np
import scipy.constants as const
def analyze_spinning_ball(name, mass_kg, radius_m, L_quantum):
"""Analyze as actual spinning sphere"""
c = const.c
# For solid sphere: I = (2/5)mr²
I = (2/5) * mass_kg * radius_m**2
# Angular momentum L = Iω
omega = L_quantum / I
# Surface velocity
v_surface = omega * radius_m
# Centripetal acceleration at surface
a_centripetal = omega**2 * radius_m
# "Weight" on surface
F_surface = mass_kg * a_centripetal
print(f"\n{name}:")
print(f" Moment of inertia: I = {I:.2e} kg⋅m²")
print(f" Angular velocity: ω = {omega:.2e} rad/s")
print(f" Surface velocity: v = {v_surface:.2e} m/s = {v_surface/c:.3f}c")
print(f" Centripetal acceleration: a = {a_centripetal:.2e} m/s²")
print(f" Surface 'weight': F = {F_surface:.2e} N")
if v_surface > c:
print(f" ⚠️ IMPOSSIBLE: Surface moving faster than light!")
return v_surface, F_surface
def main():
print("SPINNING BALL ANALYSIS - PROPER ROTATIONAL MECHANICS")
print("="*60)
print("Treating atoms/particles as actual spinning spheres")
hbar = const.hbar
me = const.m_e
mp = const.m_p
# Test cases
cases = [
# Name, mass, radius, angular momentum
("Hydrogen atom", me, 5.29e-11, hbar), # Bohr radius
("Proton", mp, 0.875e-15, hbar/2), # Spin-1/2
("Electron", me, 2.82e-15, hbar/2), # Classical electron radius
]
for case in cases:
analyze_spinning_ball(*case)
print("\n" + "="*60)
print("KEY INSIGHT:")
print("At small radii, spinning balls hit speed of light limit!")
print("This suggests quantum 'spin' is NOT classical rotation")
print("We need a different model for quantum scales")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()