This is an analog — still not perfect — for the workings of an atom. An input frequency causes the ring to vibrate, and at specific vibration frequencies, a standing wave develops in the ring.

July 9, 2007 Scientists have proved the existence of a new type of electron wave present on metal surfaces that could assist in the development of nano-optics and high-temperature superconductors ...

This image was taken by turning an electron microscope on a laser-charged nanowire. Light moved down the wire in both directions, creating a standing wave of photons, which the electron microscope ...

IN some work here on the focusing of rotationally symmetrical electron beams in the energy-range 20–70 volts, we have come across cases of standing-wave patterns in the electron emission from ...

Similarly, atomic orbitals are three-dimensional electron standing waves. Just as a guitar string has a discrete set of harmonic tones, so does an atom have a set of discrete energy states, each with ...

In 1933, the two theorists Piotr Kapitza and Paul Dirac proved that an electron beam is even diffracted from a standing light wave (due to the particles' properties) and that interference effects ...

Scientists have come a step closer to understanding how collisionless shock waves—found throughout the universe—are able to accelerate particles to extreme speeds.

This disparity between the electron nematicity wave and the crystalline structure of the IBSC was unexpected, so its implications are still under investigation.

The light waves travel along the nanowire in two directions, but when they meet they form a 'standing' wave that remains stationary -- creating the source of light for the experiment.

Similarly, the electron wave around a nucleus has to fit, and the nearest orbit for an electron to a nucleus is given by the first standing wave of that electron.

Scientists have come a step closer to understanding how collisionless shock waves—found throughout the universe—are able to accelerate particles to extreme speeds.