Probability density clouds for an electron in the hydrogen atom, shown for increasing principal quantum numbers
n
from top to bottom and for different orbital types across the bottom row (
s
,
p
,
d
). The colored lobes do not represent solid particles, but regions where a position measurement is more or less likely, so that what we call an “electron” appears as a structured pattern in a probabilistic field rather than a tiny localized object. This quantum picture of matter as relational and distributional, rather than as composed of intrinsically independent substances, provides a natural point of contact with the Buddhist analysis of phenomena as conditioned, empty of fixed essence, and defined by their dependencies. Source: Wikimedia Commonsꜛ (license: CC BY-SA 4.0)
#Buddhism and #QuantumPhysics both challenge classical views of independent, permanent entities. #Buddhist notions like #DependentOrigination and #emptiness hold that phenomena lack inherent essence and exist only relationally. #QM shows #reality as […]
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