New posts in Atomic Physics

Why does transition from one electron shell to another shell always produce massless photon?

Rutherford/Geiger–Marsden gold foil experiment: what did they really think about alpha particles?

What is the cause for the fine structure?

Why do atoms repel when closer but attract when farther apart?

Explanation of covalent bond from physics point of view?

If atoms are mostly vacuum, why are things so rigid around us?

When an electron around an atom drops to a lower state, is 100% of the energy converted to a photon?

Probabilities in non-stationary states

Orbital wave functions and probability density - interpretation issue

Why do atoms tend towards electrical stability?