Knowledge Holds Up the Universe

Classical em theory holds that as a charge accelerates it emits em radiation. As it loses energy, the electron’s orbit moves closer to the nucleus. As the electron continues to accelerate, the electron loses enough energy so that it crashes into the nucleus. This does not occur. One reason the universe exists around us is because in non-relativistic quantum mechanics the Schrodinger equation provides the correct description of what are generally called particles. When one solves this equation, one finds that there are discrete wave functions associated with specific energy levels for electrons bound to the atom and that there is a minimum non-zero energy level for the bound electron for the ground state. Complex in nature, all these functions have real and imaginary parts which provide the basis for probabilistic predictions (knowledge) with no deterministic physical reality underlying these functions. Also, the electron doesn’t lose energy though described by an angular momentum operator that would indicate that the electron is accelerating in its orbit around the nucleus. The reason lies in the wave functions for the electrons. Bound electrons have standing wave functions. When you take the absolute square of the wave function for any infinitesimal distance, the probabilities do not change. If the probabilities do not change, the energy density associated with any infinitesimal distance along the wave function is constant. The electron does not lose energy over time. Knowledge holds up the universe.