The Existing Problems with Quantum Mechanics:

Comment by Dr. Vlasak: "In a recent physics blog, the atom radius problem was being discussed. During the discussion, I stated that the distance between atoms in metals is about three Angstroms. One physicist replied 'How do you know that?' I was astonished at his question. The answer to his question is so simple that I did not reply. What they are teaching physicists these days? I hope that this was just a rare case and that the majority of physicists of today are better educated. Perhaps their total reliance on energy concepts has clouded their thinking. This question could as well have been answered by an alert engineer or chemist." If you are not aware of the existing basic problems with Quantum Mechanics, they are described below:

#1: The Bohr model of the atom preceded Quantum Mechanics theory for the better part of a century. Bohr was able to develop a model of the hydrogen atom that closely conforms to measurements of its radiation properties. There are a series of frequencies that are emitted by the atom, but only one Bohr frequency of radiation conforms precisely to measurement, while the others in the series have small frequency errors. The main problem is that the Bohr radius has no upper limit, while we know that the radius of a hydrogen atom does not vary more than an Angstrom with energy level. The QM model supplanted the Bohr model, and although it does not have the radius problem, no exact radius is predicted and there are other significant problems that were created in the process.

#2: The hydrogen atom has but a single electron and a single proton. In QM, the electron is said to exist in an "energy shell" that surrounds the proton. This eliminates the radius problem, but there is no explanation as to the dynamic characteristics of the electron or how its movements relate to the coherent frequencies of radiation. Therefore it is impossible to visualize the dynamics of motion within the hydrogen atom. In this sense, the Bohr atom was much better, even with its irrationally large radius.

#3: Does the energy shell of the QM atom model relate to an orbital? It would seem so, but defining the orbit is much more difficult than defining the orbital, so the Bohr model was, again, much better in this respect. The main question is how to resolve the Bohr radius problem, which has just now been accomplished by Dr. Vlasak.

#4. The "Matter Wave" of QM is another issue. The assumption is made that a moving particle travels in a straight line and yet exhibits a harmonic vibration. How is this possible? Is it vibrating by cyclically slowing down and accelerating? How could this be? Dr. Vlasak asserts that the Schrodinger equation must be modified somewhat by substituting an eigenvector for the position vector when solving the Schrodinger equation. The results obtained in his solution are rather amazing in that several mysteries are solved in the process. In his new book ( The Birth of an Atom), Dr. Vlasak describes in detail how a single hydrogen atom is created by the uniting of an electron and a proton. Therefore, this process reveals how matter is formed in the universe. Full compliance with measured data is demonstrated, and the Bohr radius problem is resolved along with the correlation to measured electromagnetic radiation data (the Rydberg frequencies of radiation of the hydrogen atom).

#5: Dr. Vlasak's has applied the modern methods of electronic and electromagnetic analysis that are now available in solving the above difficult problems. In addition to assaulting these monumental issues, his new model of the atom defines precise electron orbits. It is interesting to note that he exact orbit of the electron falls within the limits of the probable "orbital" limits of Quantum Mechanics!

 

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