The concept of the atomic void is one of the most repeated mistakes in popular science. Molecules are packed with stuff.
I discuss in Aeon Magazine how we must update our intuitions about atoms and molecules to match what quantum theory teaches us.
https://aeon.co/essays/why-the-empty-atom-picture-misunderstands-quantum-theory
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borospike · August 31, 2023 at 6:07 PM
I read this article on Aeon. It is astonishingly good. I’d love to see this explanation visualised in something like Unity or Unreal