Recently, spectroscopic and calorimetric observations of hydrogen plasmas and chemical reactions with them have been interpreted as evidence for the existence of electronic states of the hydrogen atom with a binding energy of more than 13.6 eV. The theoretical basis for such states, which have been dubbed hydrinos, is investigated. We discuss both the novel deterministic model of the hydrogen atom, in which the existence of hydrinos was predicted, and standard quantum mechanics. Severe inconsistencies in the deterministic model are pointed out and the incompatibility of hydrino states with quantum mechanics is reviewed.
Recently, spectroscopic and calorimetric observations of hydrogen plasmas and chemical reactions with them have been interpreted as evidence for the existence of electronic states of the hydrogen atom with a binding energy of more than 13.6 eV. The theoretical basis for such states, which have been dubbed hydrinos, is investigated. We discuss both the novel deterministic model of the hydrogen atom, in which the existence of hydrinos was predicted, and standard quantum mechanics. Severe inconsistencies in the deterministic model are pointed out and the incompatibility of hydrino states with quantum mechanics is reviewed.
The mere existence of stable atoms, and their arrangement into many-atom nanoscale structures, can only be explained by the laws of quantum mechanics. Indeed, the accumulated evidence regarding the internal structure of atoms motivated the formulation of quantum mechanics at the early twentieth century. Here we focus on single-electron (hydrogen-like) atoms. The dominance of the Coulomb central potential between the electron and nucleus, translates into a simple Schrödinger equation for their relative position distribution. Solving rigorously this equation reveals quantized energy levels, which explains the emission spectra of hydrogen-like atoms (Rydberg formula). The corresponding stationary probability density distributions for the electron around the nucleus are reminiscent of the Bohr model, where classical trajectories (orbits) are replaced by single-electron wave functions (orbitals). The degeneracies of different orbitals, associated with three quantum numbers, will later turn out to be critical for understanding many-electron atoms and the periodic table of the elements.
The purpose of this work is to retrace the steps that were made by scientists of XX century, like Bohr, Schrodinger, Heisenberg, Pauli, Dirac, for the formulation of what today represents the modern quantum mechanics and that, within two decades, put in question the classical physics. In this context, the study of the electronic structure of hydrogen atom has been the main starting point for the formulation of the theory and, till now, remains the only real case for which the quantum equation of motion can be solved exactly. The results obtained by each theory will be discussed critically, highlighting limits and potentials that allowed the further development of the quantum theory.
The hydrogen atom is the gateway atom for the development of the quantum mechanics of all atoms, and hence all molecules, and hence all nanostructures. A more conservative analysis of the hydrogen atom just identifies the approximations that caused the classical analysis to go badly, and removes those approximations. The basic approach to the hydrogen atom that can be characterized as follows: take account of all processes that can be identified, and look for a natural balance between them. There exist other research areas awaiting further application of this approach. Hydrogen atoms, and all other atoms as well, are presently envisioned as having infinitely many ‘excited states’ that are described via the multiple solutions of Schrodinger’s differential equation for the atom. These excited states are presently understood as conditions that an individual atom possesses. The ionization potential of helium is very high–the highest among all elements. It invites the interpretation that electrons very much like to form a pair.
In the scientific community dominates the conviction that the hydrogen atom is the simplest, and existing theories based on equations of Schrodinger and Dirac fully describe all the subtleties of behavior of an electron in a hydrogen atom. In this paper and in the following articles will be shown that in addition to the known state-based solutions of the Schrodinger and Dirac equations, there are states which were not studied and they were not known, or often simply were discarded with the phrase have no physical meaning. Further it will be shown that the existing equations of quantum mechanics, namely the Dirac equation, Klein-Gordon equation and especially the Schrodinger equation, can not accurately describe all the subtleties of behavior of an electron in a hydrogen atom. As a result there will be given a reasonable basis for the feasibility of an experimental search or targeted synthesis of new unknown states of the hydrogen atom.
This chapter considers Schrodinger's model of hydrogen atom and analyzes in details the quantum wave mechanics approach to the motion of the electron in the hydrogen atom. The stationary Schrodinger equation is not easy to solve as it stands, and the whole problem looks rather complicated when expressed in terms of Cartesian coordinates. An essential difference between Bohr's and Schrodinger's models is that there are three quantum numbers, n , l , m , rather than the one number n describing a state of the electron. Moreover, in Bohr's model the atom is, at each instant, in one and only one energy state, that is., at each instant, the state of the atom is definite, but according to Schrodinger's model, the atom can exist in a superposition of states. In other words, the atom can be simultaneously in more than one energy state at a given instant. This is clearly incompatible with Bohr's model.
Abstract This paper challenges the conventional probabilistic frameworks of quantum mechanics by introducing the Aktug Geometric Model (AGM), a paradigm rooted in deterministic physics and exact boundary-value solutions. Standard chemical methodologies frequently rely on the mechanical halving of total bond lengths to derive atomic radii—a practice that creates profound structural inconsistencies and gives rise to the covalent tangency paradox. By employing a rigorous energy-density function subject to relativistic invariance, the AGM demonstrates that atoms maintain their intrinsic volumes rather than undergoing arbitrary cloud deformations during molecular synthesis. Through spectroscopic energy mapping, this study models the exact spatial boundaries of the hydrogen atom utilizing a spherical gradient governed by the Sinc function and the root-mean-square (RMS) metrics of wave propagation, accounting for structural sharp-cutoff effects via the Gibbs phenomenon. Quantitatively, while mainstream models enforce an artificial wave-function field contraction to explain the transition from an isolated Hydrogen radius (0.53 Å) to the H2 and H-O bond lengths (0.74 Å and 0.96 Å, respectively), the AGM unveils an elegant atomic velocity locking mechanism operating under a volumetric compression regime. The model proves that the bond length does not compress; instead, it locks precisely at a 0.70 Å threshold for both H2 and H-O systems, representing a true geometric penetration ratio. This constant distance reveals that hydrogen undergoes an expansion rather than a shrinkage when bonding with oxygen to form water, establishing a universal bond constant born out of a specific hydrogen-oxygen resonance. By eliminating the absurdity of the halving approach, the AGM provides a seamless, predictive, and geometrically stable architecture for multiple bond systems, realigning molecular chemistry with the principles of deterministic causality. In standard quantum mechanics and wave theory, the calculability (convergence) of wave packets propagating in free space presents severe mathematical challenges. Wave functions defined over an unbounded space-time continuum disperse over time and yield infinities upon integration, forcing a reliance on probabilistic interpretations or abstract concepts such as quantum tunneling. This paper demonstrates that a strict geometric boundary condition is required for the complex temporal frequency (ω) and spatial frequency (k) to yield physically meaningful results. The Aktug Geometric Model (AGM) confines subatomic energy density within a closed geometric manifold (M), reinterpreting the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle (Δx⋅Δp≥ℏ/2) not as an intrinsic probabilistic limitation, but as a direct mathematical consequence of bounded geometry.