On Mon, 11 Jun 2007, Robin van Spaandonk wrote: > Energy states are quantized IMO because the De Broglie wave of the electron > needs to be in phase with itself as it wraps around the circumference of the > atom.
Carver Mead wrote an interesting little book about this, called "Collective Electrodynamics," 2002 paperback edition, ISBN 0-262-13378-4 He concludes that EM waves alone can cause electrons to suddenly jump to higher energy. In his worldview, atoms absorb and emit long wavetrains, but not the infinite wavetrains required of single-frequency photons. He discovered the hole in physics: the detailed operation of receiving antennas as applied to atomic absorption. For him, photons are an unnecessary complication, and are just an artifact of the quantum jumps in electron energy. (((((((((((((((((( ( ( ( ( (O) ) ) ) ) ))))))))))))))))))) William J. Beaty SCIENCE HOBBYIST website billb at amasci com http://amasci.com EE/programmer/sci-exhibits amateur science, hobby projects, sci fair Seattle, WA 425-222-5066 unusual phenomena, tesla coils, weird sci
