Reference: Essays on Substance
The Atom
Atom is the smallest particle of matter. On the surface matter appears to have a uniform consistency; but at the atomic level there appears a whole spectrum of consistency—from “extremely high” consistency of the neutrons to the “barely there” consistency of electromagnetic radiation. No matter how tightly the atoms are packed, there appears to be space between them, which is filled by electromagnetic radiation. The mass of matter is an average value.
The atom is made up of fluid-like fields. In general, the consistency of these fields seems to decrease with increasing distance from the center of the atom. At the center there is a very small field of very high consistency called “nucleus.” The consistency sharply drops to 1/1836 of its value to generate a large, surrounding electronic field. These fields are made of drops that dissolve at one place and form at another.
There are no particles in the atom, and there is no wave-particle duality. A particle implies a point-like center and a fixed identity that is moving. But the quantum “particles” are like drops that are dissolving and forming within a fluid-like field. It is a continuous medium that does not break up despite sharply varying consistencies.
The sharp drop in consistency between the nuclear and electronic fields seems to generate a high tension. This high tension is what forms the “charge” in the atom. All the “charge” of the nucleus is spread on its boundary. This is where the positively charged “protons” are formed. The uncharged “neutrons” are at the core of the nucleus.
This charge bounds the electrons in the electronic field to this inner boundary. This electronic field forms 99% of the atomic volume. The electrons formed much farther from the center and closer to the surface of the atom are relatively unbounded. They interface with an electromagnetic environment of inter-atomic space.
The atom is very dynamic. The fields within the atom are continually exchanging substance across their boundaries. A large variety of “quantum particles” get formed and dissolved continually in this process of exchange. Electromagnetic radiation is emitted and absorbed continually by the atom.
There are 118 different types of atoms; and there are millions of different combinations of these atoms that generate all the matter that there is.
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