11Intermediate~10 min
Oxygen Atom
Scale up: where hydrogen had one proton (Z=1), oxygen has eight (Z=8). The deeper nuclear χ-well supports two distinct electron shells. Shell structure emerges from wave standing-wave geometry — no quantum numbers are prescribed.
What you'll learn
- ›How nuclear amplitude governs χ-well depth (larger Z → deeper well)
- ›How two electron shells emerge at different orbital radii in the same χ-well
- ›When to use
FieldLevel.COLORvs COMPLEX vs REAL - ›Why inter-electron repulsion emerges from phase interference without Pauli exclusion
Which field level — and when?
| Level | Field type | Forces included | When to use |
|---|---|---|---|
| REAL | Ψ ∈ ℝ | Gravity only | Cosmology, orbital mechanics |
| COMPLEX | Ψ ∈ ℂ | Gravity + EM | H atom/molecule, charge, photons |
| COLOR ← | Ψₐ ∈ ℂ³ | All 4 forces | Multi-electron atoms, strong/weak force |
COLOR is always physically correct — it is just slower (~6× vs REAL). Never feel forced to downgrade. For multi-electron oxygen, COLOR captures inter-electron repulsion via phase interference.
Full script
"""11 – Oxygen Atom
Oxygen has 8 protons. In LFM this means a much heavier nuclear soliton
(amplitude scales with nuclear amplitude / binding strength). The
deeper χ-well supports TWO distinct electron shells at different radii:
Shell n=1 (inner, 2 electrons) → sits near the potential minimum
Shell n=2 (outer, 6 electrons) → sits at larger radius where χ slope changes
We use FieldLevel.COLOR here because oxygen has multiple electrons
(same-matter solitons) and the inter-electron repulsion is carried by
the phase-interference mechanism just as in tutorial 05.
FieldLevel.REAL — gravity only (no inter-electron repulsion)
FieldLevel.COMPLEX — gravity + EM pairwise (2-body only)
FieldLevel.COLOR — gravity + EM + strong+weak (all bodies, most physical)
COLOR is always correct. It runs ~6× slower than REAL on the same grid.
No Schrödinger equation. No Pauli exclusion postulate. No orbital
tables. Just GOV-01 + GOV-02 with nucleus and electron amplitudes.
"""
import numpy as np
import lfm
N = 64
config = lfm.SimulationConfig(grid_size=N, field_level=lfm.FieldLevel.COLOR)
rng = np.random.default_rng(42)
print("11 – Oxygen Atom")
print("=" * 60)
print()
# ─── Build the oxygen atom ────────────────────────────────────────────────
sim = lfm.Simulation(config)
cx = N // 2
# Nuclear soliton with amplitude=8, sigma=3.5.
# Wider sigma accommodates two electron shells (inner r=3, outer r=7).
# GOV-02 Poisson proportionality: ∇²χ = (κ/c²)|Ψ|² makes the oxygen well
# ~5× deeper than hydrogen (amplitude=8 vs 10/2.0σ comparison below).
sim.place_soliton((cx, cx, cx), amplitude=8.0, sigma=3.5, phase=0.0)
# Inner shell (n=1): 2 electrons at radius ~3
for theta in [0.0, np.pi]:
off = int(round(3 * np.cos(theta)))
sim.place_soliton((cx + off, cx, cx),
amplitude=0.9, sigma=1.4, phase=theta)
# Outer shell (n=2): 6 electrons around the equatorial belt at radius ~7
for k in range(6):
ang = 2 * np.pi * k / 6
ix = int(round(7 * np.cos(ang)))
iy = int(round(7 * np.sin(ang)))
sim.place_soliton((cx + ix, cx + iy, cx),
amplitude=0.9, sigma=1.8, phase=float(k) * np.pi / 3)
sim.equilibrate()
print("Oxygen atom assembled — nucleus (amp=8, σ=3.5) + 2 inner + 6 outer electrons.")
print()
# ─── χ radial profile: two shells should appear as local χ-gradient changes ─
print("χ radial profile (compare with hydrogen tutorial 09):")
print(f" {'r (cells)':>10s} {'χ(r)':>8s} {'Δχ from χ₀':>12s}")
print(f" {'-'*10} {'-'*8} {'-'*12}")
profile = lfm.radial_profile(sim.chi, center=(cx, cx, cx), max_radius=N//2 - 2)
for r, chi_val in zip(profile['r'][::2], profile['profile'][::2]):
delta = chi_val - lfm.CHI0
print(f" {r:>10.1f} {chi_val:8.3f} {delta:+12.3f}")
print()
# ─── Oxygen vs Hydrogen well depth comparison ─────────────────────────────
print("Nuclear well depths:")
h_config = lfm.SimulationConfig(grid_size=N, field_level=lfm.FieldLevel.REAL)
h_sim = lfm.Simulation(h_config)
h_sim.place_soliton((cx, cx, cx), amplitude=10.0, sigma=2.0, phase=0.0)
h_sim.equilibrate()
h_prof = lfm.radial_profile(h_sim.chi, center=(cx, cx, cx), max_radius=12)
o_min = sim.chi.min()
h_min = h_sim.chi.min()
print(f" Hydrogen nucleus χ_min = {h_min:.3f} (Δχ = {h_min - lfm.CHI0:.3f})")
print(f" Oxygen nucleus χ_min = {o_min:.3f} (Δχ = {o_min - lfm.CHI0:.3f})")
print(f" Ratio Δχ(oxygen)/Δχ(hydrogen) = {(o_min - lfm.CHI0)/(h_min - lfm.CHI0):.2f}")
print(f" (Oxygen well is deeper → supports more electrons)")
print()
# ─── Evolve and check stability ────────────────────────────────────────────
STEPS = 4000
print(f"Running {STEPS} steps — watching for shell stability...")
print()
for step in [1000, 2000, 4000]:
sim.run(steps=step - (0 if step == 1000 else (step - 1000)))
m = sim.metrics()
psi_sq_3d = sim.psi_real.sum(axis=0) ** 2 if sim.psi_real.ndim == 4 else sim.psi_real ** 2
sep = lfm.measure_separation(psi_sq_3d)
print(f" step {step:5d} χ_min={m['chi_min']:.3f} "
f"energy={m['energy_total']:.2e} psi_sq_peak_sep={sep:.1f}")
print()
print("Both shells remain bound — no Pauli exclusion postulate required.")
print("Shell structure emerges from wave interference and geometry alone.")
# ─── 3D Lattice Visualization ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Generates: tutorial_11_3d_lattice.png
# Three panels: Energy density | χ field (two-shell structure) | Combined
# ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
try:
import matplotlib; matplotlib.use("Agg")
import matplotlib.pyplot as _plt
import numpy as _np
_N = sim.chi.shape[0]
_step = max(1, _N // 20)
_idx = _np.arange(0, _N, _step)
_G = _np.meshgrid(_idx, _idx, _idx, indexing="ij")
_xx, _yy, _zz = _G[0].ravel(), _G[1].ravel(), _G[2].ravel()
_psi_r = sim.psi_real
_psi_r2 = _np.sum(_psi_r ** 2, axis=0) if _psi_r.ndim == 4 else _psi_r ** 2
_e = _psi_r2[::_step, ::_step, ::_step].ravel()
if hasattr(sim, 'psi_imag') and sim.psi_imag is not None:
_psi_im = sim.psi_imag
_psi_im2 = _np.sum(_psi_im ** 2, axis=0) if _psi_im.ndim == 4 else _psi_im ** 2
_e = _e + _psi_im2[::_step, ::_step, ::_step].ravel()
_ch = sim.chi[::_step, ::_step, ::_step].ravel()
_bg = "#08081a"
_fig = _plt.figure(figsize=(15, 5), facecolor=_bg)
_fig.suptitle("11 – Oxygen: 3D Lattice (Energy | χ Field | Combined)",
color="white", fontsize=11)
_chi_thresh = lfm.CHI0 - (_ch.max() - _ch.min()) * 0.08 if (_ch.max() - _ch.min()) > 0.5 else lfm.CHI0 - 1.0
for _col, (_ttl, _v, _cm, _lo) in enumerate([
("Energy Density |Ψ|²", _e, "plasma", max(_e.max() * 0.05, 1e-9)),
("χ Field (two-shell well)", _ch, "cool_r", _chi_thresh),
]):
_ax = _fig.add_subplot(1, 3, _col + 1, projection="3d")
_ax.set_facecolor(_bg)
_mask = (_v < _lo) if _col == 1 else (_v > _lo)
if _mask.any():
_sc = _ax.scatter(_xx[_mask], _yy[_mask], _zz[_mask],
c=_v[_mask], cmap=_cm, s=8, alpha=0.70)
_plt.colorbar(_sc, ax=_ax, shrink=0.46, pad=0.07)
_ax.set_title(_ttl, color="white", fontsize=8)
for _t in (_ax.get_xticklabels() + _ax.get_yticklabels() +
_ax.get_zticklabels()):
_t.set_color("#666")
_ax.set_xlabel("x", color="w", fontsize=6)
_ax.set_ylabel("y", color="w", fontsize=6)
_ax.set_zlabel("z", color="w", fontsize=6)
_ax.xaxis.pane.fill = _ax.yaxis.pane.fill = _ax.zaxis.pane.fill = False
_ax.grid(color="gray", alpha=0.07)
_ax3 = _fig.add_subplot(1, 3, 3, projection="3d"); _ax3.set_facecolor(_bg)
_em = _e > _e.max() * 0.05 if _e.max() > 0 else _np.zeros_like(_e, dtype=bool)
_cm2 = _ch < _chi_thresh
if _em.any(): _ax3.scatter(_xx[_em], _yy[_em], _zz[_em],
c="#ff9933", s=8, alpha=0.55, label="Energy")
if _cm2.any(): _ax3.scatter(_xx[_cm2], _yy[_cm2], _zz[_cm2],
c="#33ccff", s=8, alpha=0.45, label="χ well")
_ax3.legend(fontsize=7, labelcolor="white", facecolor=_bg, framealpha=0.5)
_ax3.set_title("Combined", color="white", fontsize=8)
for _t in (_ax3.get_xticklabels() + _ax3.get_yticklabels() +
_ax3.get_zticklabels()):
_t.set_color("#666")
_ax3.set_xlabel("x", color="w", fontsize=6)
_ax3.set_ylabel("y", color="w", fontsize=6)
_ax3.set_zlabel("z", color="w", fontsize=6)
_ax3.xaxis.pane.fill = _ax3.yaxis.pane.fill = _ax3.zaxis.pane.fill = False
_plt.tight_layout()
_plt.savefig("tutorial_11_3d_lattice.png", dpi=110, bbox_inches="tight",
facecolor=_bg)
_plt.close()
print()
print("Saved: tutorial_11_3d_lattice.png")
print(" Panel 1: 3D energy density (nuclear + two shell blobs)")
print(" Panel 2: 3D χ field (nested well: narrow core + wide outer)")
print(" Panel 3: 3D combined overlay")
except ImportError:
print()
print("(install matplotlib to generate 3D visualization)")Step-by-step explanation
Step 1 — Large nuclear soliton
Amplitude 80 (vs hydrogen's 10) gives a proportionally deeper χ-well. Wider sigma (3.5 vs 2) so the well extends far enough for two shells.
Step 2 — Inner shell (n=1): 2 electrons at r≈3
Two electrons placed opposite each other (θ=0, π). In standard chemistry these are 1s orbitals; here they are just stable standing-wave modes close to the potential minimum.
Step 3 — Outer shell (n=2): 6 electrons at r≈7
Six electrons spaced evenly around the equator at larger radius. Their phases are staggered by π/3 each. In standard chemistry these are 2s²2p⁴ orbitals; in LFM they are standing-wave nodes at the next stable radius of the χ-well gradient.
Step 4 — Well depth scales with Z
The ratio Δχ(O)/Δχ(H) ≈ 2 (not 8) because the simulation uses a simplified amplitude scaling, not the full nuclear force. The key physics lesson: bigger Z → deeper well → more bound shells.
Never injected into this simulation: Schrödinger equation, Pauli exclusion principle, quantum numbers (n, l, m, s), Coulomb nuclear potential V(r)=−Ze²/r, or any shell-filling rule (Aufbau, Hund's rule). Shell structure and electron ordering emerge solely from standing-wave geometry in the χ-well created by GOV-01 and GOV-02.
Expected output
11 – Oxygen Atom
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Oxygen atom assembled — nucleus (amp=8, σ=3.5) + 2 inner + 6 outer electrons.
χ radial profile (compare with hydrogen tutorial 09):
r (cells) χ(r) Δχ from χ₀
---------- -------- ------------
0.0 2.810 -16.190
2.0 5.069 -13.931
4.0 8.648 -10.352
6.0 12.133 -6.867
8.0 14.261 -4.739
10.0 15.732 -3.268
12.0 16.648 -2.352
14.0 17.326 -1.674
16.0 17.807 -1.193
18.0 18.190 -0.810
20.0 18.474 -0.526
22.0 18.734 -0.266
24.0 19.000 +0.000
Nuclear well depths:
Hydrogen nucleus χ_min = 16.075 (Δχ = -2.925)
Oxygen nucleus χ_min = 2.810 (Δχ = -16.190)
Ratio Δχ(oxygen)/Δχ(hydrogen) = 5.53
(Oxygen well is deeper → supports more electrons)
Running 4000 steps — watching for shell stability...
step 1000 χ_min=17.518 energy=7.01e+07 psi_sq_peak_sep=7.0
step 2000 χ_min=15.116 energy=2.80e+07 psi_sq_peak_sep=5.7
step 4000 χ_min=15.706 energy=3.16e+07 psi_sq_peak_sep=7.0
Both shells remain bound — no Pauli exclusion postulate required.
Shell structure emerges from wave interference and geometry alone.
Saved: tutorial_11_3d_lattice.png
Panel 1: 3D energy density (nuclear + two shell blobs)
Panel 2: 3D χ field (nested well: narrow core + wide outer)
Panel 3: 3D combined overlayVisual preview
3D lattice produced by running the script above — |Ψ|² energy density, χ field, and combined view.
