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Electrons in a stationary atom are moving, since they have kinetic energy. So in a sense they are eternally moving back and forth.
DaleSpam said:It is contrary to observation.
All of it's kinetic and potential energy, yes.
Indefinitely? If something is radiating energy away, how can this go on indefinitely?my2cts said:Classically the electron would, by radiating, increase its kinetic energy and decrease its potential energy indefinitely.
Obviously. The Coulomb potential couldn't lead to any others.forcefield said:That seems to rule out only curved electron orbits.
They may have KE, but their expected position is not changing. They are not moving back and forth.my2cts said:Electrons in a stationary atom are moving, since they have kinetic energy. So in a sense they are eternally moving back and forth.
You have this exactly backwards. An electron loses KE by radiating.my2cts said:Classically the electron would, by radiating, increase its kinetic energy