We finally understood orbital shapes intuitively! (My mind is blown)

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  @Mahesh_Shenoy · 1 year ago · pinned

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  @sgiri2012 · 1 year ago (edited)

  This is the topic that is being handled in the most non-intuitive ways possible in schools. But, you are the great one to explore this in detail. Hats off to your hard work for this video. How many of you agree?

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  @HariommMahapatra-h8m · 1 year ago

  at any point of time in your life, when u feel low, unmotivated...just remember that u cleared the concept of quantum numbers to more than half a million people all around the globe, in a pirate costume...god bless u

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  @abderaoufcheurfi2254 · 6 months ago

  I&apos;m a 3rd year physics Undergrad currently studying atomic physics, and I&apos;ve spent the past few weeks studying and deriving the whole Quantum model of the hydrogen atom, worked out the whole math from scratch, from the general Schrodinger equation to variable separation to solving for the radial function using Laguerre&apos;s associated polynomials then finally combining the radial function back with the spherical harmonics to obtain the full wave function. But getting sucked in all that math can easily kill the slightest intuitive visualization of what i&apos;m essentially trying to do. This video came a long way and for that i thank you my dear friend. You definitely deserve a like and a follow

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  @RuzhnaBabar · 1 year ago

  don&apos;t ever think of quitting ,for the sake of humanity please

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  @visenmaackerman · 1 year ago

  the analogy of standing waves and the probability wave was just .....woh. you nailed it man

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  @simi6702 · 8 months ago

  I love how we&apos;re having a conversation with Schrödinger it makes this so much more fun to learn 😭

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  @PuneetVijay · 1 year ago

  Learned it in school 25 years ago. Never understood it, somehow cleared my engineering. And now post 25 years, Physics is fun again. Thanks a ton.

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  @denisbaranov3326 · 1 year ago

  I never understood why everyone says that Mahesh explains physics well... until now

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  @taddz-w2p · 3 months ago

  This is the kind of explanation I wish more science videos focused on. A lot of people can memorize facts, formulas, and definitions, but actually understanding why something looks or behaves the way it does is what makes the concept stick. Once you build intuition, you stop seeing it as a bunch of information and start seeing the logic behind it. That&apos;s when learning becomes genuinely interesting.

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  @sameranbanerjee1997 · 1 year ago

  Hi @FloatHeadPhysics! I am a PhD Physics candidate and have been following your channel for a while now. Well, all your videos are highly appreciable for the animations, presentation, references and intuition but this one, to me personally, stands out brilliantly. <br><br>Having the experience to read, imagine and teach physics at various levels, this is one of the toughest areas to teach and make the students realise the importance of this model. It is hard at the school level and also at the UG/PG level when the students are equipped with the Schrodinger equation. <br><br>This is the most detailed and yet clear demonstration I have seen on this topic. Kudos bro! Keep growing! ❤

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  @sayamqazi · 10 months ago

  Its sad that I discovered all this intuition on my own while the teachers didnt care to elaborate other than telling us to memorize the orbital shapes

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