
Why are some things transparent?
Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
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The Different Types of Wave Functions
In the case of electrons, it's really very different mathematics that determines whether the electron can be in a particular state or not. In the same way, the electron has to satisfy a wave equation. Not a gravitational equation. So you can fit in an integer number of half wavelengths so that things like support each other. You get a standing wave solution effectively instead of things like canceling themselves out.
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