Revising Electrodynamics: New Perspectives on Molecular Bonding in Chemistry
Independent Researcher, Pakistan, Muhammad Aslam Musakhail, James Russell Farmer, Independent Researcher, 10 William Ave, Greenlane, Auckland 1051, New Zealand
This paper proposes a radical reinterpretation of electron dynamics in atoms, arguing for a fundamental revision of both Bohr and Schrödinger atomic models. Introducing the concept of a "Reverse Higgs process," the authors suggest that electrons can lose their rest mass and propagate at the speed of light as massless entities on electromagnetic or so-called "ghost" waves. The work challenges conventional quantum mechanical views of the radial wavefunction ψ(R), proposing instead that ψ(R) represents a constant orbital size rather than a probabilistic distribution. The authors present a geometric reinterpretation of orbital shapes using twisted rope analogies to explain transitions between s-, p-, d-, and f-orbitals, emphasizing that space-time curvature naturally leads to orbital quantization. By distinguishing between ghost waves and true electromagnetic waves, the study further argues that electron trajectories are well-defined rather than probabilistic clouds, effectively reinterpreting quantum entanglement and spin. Ultimately, the paper claims to complete Einstein’s theory of special relativity and suggests a unified framework for understanding electron propagation, molecular bonding, and the structure of complex molecules. This new perspective has implications for foundational physics and chemistry, challenging longstanding interpretations and proposing an alternative geometric and dynamic basis for atomic and molecular behavior.
This paper proposes a radical reinterpretation of electron dynamics in atoms, arguing for a fundamental revision of both Bohr and Schrödinger atomic models. Introducing the concept of a "Reverse Higgs process," the authors suggest that electrons can lose their rest mass and propagate at the speed of light as massless entities on electromagnetic or so-called "ghost" waves. The work challenges conventional quantum mechanical views of the radial wavefunction ψ(R), proposing instead that ψ(R) represents a constant orbital size rather than a probabilistic distribution. The authors present a geometric reinterpretation of orbital shapes using twisted rope analogies to explain transitions between s-, p-, d-, and f-orbitals, emphasizing that space-time curvature naturally leads to orbital quantization. By distinguishing between ghost waves and true electromagnetic waves, the study further argues that electron trajectories are well-defined rather than probabilistic clouds, effectively reinterpreting quantum entanglement and spin. Ultimately, the paper claims to complete Einstein’s theory of special relativity and suggests a unified framework for understanding electron propagation, molecular bonding, and the structure of complex molecules. This new perspective has implications for foundational physics and chemistry, challenging longstanding interpretations and proposing an alternative geometric and dynamic basis for atomic and molecular behavior.
This paper proposes a projection-geometric reinterpretation of electronic structure in quantum chemistry. We model the electronic state not as a purely three-dimensional wavefunction, but as a high-dimensional internal state Ψ∈CN, whose observable properties arise only after projection into three-dimensional space. Within this framework, the familiar constraints of quantum chemistry---such as the two-electron occupancy limit of an orbital, the discrete shapes of atomic and hybrid orbitals, and the fixed angles of molecular bonds---are understood as consequences of information loss induced by dimensional projection. To formalize this idea, we introduce an analogy with operating-system (OS) state models, in which rich internal process states are compressed into limited external interfaces, producing apparent resource constraints. We show that the structure of electronic orbitals, Pauli exclusion, and molecular bonding can be interpreted as manifestations of a general internal--projection--observation architecture. This structure is closely related to that previously developed in the Twin-Complex Cosmology framework, where cosmological observables arise from the projection of internal dynamical degrees of freedom. The result is a unified conceptual model in which diverse physical and computational phenomena share a common pattern: high-dimensional internal dynamics, a projection map that discards information, and observable behavior that appears constrained or quantized as a result. This suggests that projection geometry may serve as a general explanatory mechanism across multiple domains of physics and information theory.
This article proposes a deterministic and geometrically grounded reformulation of quantum mechanics based on vortex dynamics in a structured, superfluid-like vacuum. Modeling the electron as a self-sustaining irrotational vortex with both internal rotation and external translation, the framework derives fundamental quantum phenomena—including de Broglie wavelength, Compton wavelength, spin, and quantization—directly from physical principles of motion and vacuum geometry. A generalized wave function is introduced, embedding both translational and rotational phase components, leading to a modified Schrödinger-like equation that naturally incorporates internal angular momentum. Interference, tunneling, and entanglement are reinterpreted as emergent behaviors of coherent vortex trajectories, eliminating the need for wavefunction collapse or intrinsic randomness. The Born rule is shown to arise from deterministic mechanisms such as phase averaging, internal oscillations, and ergodic dynamics. This vortex model aligns with classical, quantum, and relativistic principles, resolves key interpretational paradoxes, and offers a unified, causal framework for understanding quantum phenomena as structured motion within a physically real vacuum.
This paper proposes a dynamical interpretation of the de Broglie wave in which the electron alternates between relatively localized and relatively delocalized propagation phases. The electron's rest mass is treated throughout as a conserved invariant. The proposal does not involve rest mass conversion. What may oscillate is the spatial configuration of the electron's quantized energy states — the way energy organizes itself around the fixed core — not the core itself. The proposal is motivated by a numerical observation: the orbital frequency and the de Broglie frequency of the electron in the hydrogen ground state are exactly equal, computed independently from classical mechanics and quantum wave theory. The equality itself is not new. What is proposed is its physical meaning: one complete localization–delocalization cycle occurs per orbital period. The interpretation is consistent with the Heisenberg uncertainty principle and the Schrödinger equation. Several observations from established physics are discussed as consistent with the proposed framework. The proposal is presented as an interpretive extension of standard quantum mechanics, not a replacement.
Modern quantum chemistry is built on a conceptual picture of atoms and molecules developed over the past century, yet key elements of this picture especially the structure of the nucleus and the nature of the electron were never fully reconciled with the wave‑based formalism of quantum mechanics. The author’s previous work on quantum chemistry (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13336683) revisited these foundations, showing that many conceptual inconsistencies arise from treating electrons as particles rather than as extended wavefields. That reconstruction begins with the nucleus. Rather than a point charge orbited by discrete electrons, the nucleus defines a field environment in which the electron exists as an extended wave. Its spatial distribution, energy levels, and interactions follow from this field structure, not from the motion of a particle. This field‑centric view allows neutrality, shielding, and core–valence structure to be understood as continuous wave effects rather than as discrete electron “occupancy.” From this basis, the earlier work introduced a distinction between two operational modes of electronic behavior. In stable atomic and molecular settings, electrons appear as extended wave‑like configurations shaped by the surrounding nuclei; these determine bonding, structure, and charge distribution. The familiar particle‑like electron arises only during interaction events measurement, scattering, ionization, or chemical reaction when the extended wave becomes localized. These are not two kinds of electrons but two manifestations of the same quantum object. The original exposition presented this distinction clearly but without a formal mathematical framework. The insights were qualitative and chemically motivated, yet lacked the Hilbert‑space and field‑operator machinery needed to integrate them into mainstream quantum theory. The present paper provides the rigorous foundation that this conceptual distinction requires.
The historical development of atomic theory proceeded through a sequence of increasinglysuccessful mathematical descriptions of atomic behavior. The Bohr model introducedquantized electron states but retained classical orbital motion, creating a conflict withMaxwellian electrodynamics. Quantum mechanics subsequently abandoned the conceptof observable electron orbits and replaced deterministic trajectories with probabilisticwavefunctions and observable operators. While extraordinarily successful in prediction,the standard framework remains largely silent regarding the physical mechanismunderlying quantization, wavefunction collapse, and the transition between localizedparticles and distributed waves.Space-Phase Theory (SP3) proposes that a physical medium exists throughout space andthat matter, energy, and fields arise from organized states of that medium. Within thisframework, the atom is interpreted as a stable nested organization of space-phasestructures rather than as particles moving through empty space. Electrons are treated aslocalized saturation states of the medium, photons as propagating organized disturbances,and atomic energy levels as stable coherence configurations supported by the mediumitself.This paper develops an SP3 interpretation of atomic structure, demonstrates how atomicstability emerges naturally from medium dynamics, examines photon emission andabsorption as medium reconfiguration processes, and explores how atomic organizationmirrors larger-scale structures throughout nature. The resulting model offers a mechanismbased interpretation of quantization while preserving the observational successes ofmodern quantum theory