Animated Electron orbital motion in Hydrogen. The most stunning simulation of the inner workings of an atom I’ve ever seen.

Several possible electron “ wavefunction states“ are shown in the video. The spheres represent a scatter plot of electron density, which move along streamlines of the “probability current“. The “tubes“ trail behind some of the spheres, to make motion of the wavefunction easier to see. For a better primer on what Quantum Mechanics is all about, check out All animations were made using Mathematica. The music is “The Last Stand“, by Koda. Check out ht