Why Don't Electrons Radiate Energy Away?

Most recent answer: 08/03/2015

Q:
It is said that when charged particles are accelerated, they must radiate energy. Then electrons must also lose energy and fall into the nucleus. But they don't. Why???
- Adithya (age 15)
Trichy, TamilNadu, India
A:

That was an enormous question for classical models of atoms. We discuss the quantum answer in several threads.

Mike W.


(published on 08/03/2015)