Hydrogen Orbitals

Real wave functions of the hydrogenic atom. Drag to rotate, or let it spin.

red = ψ < 0 cyan = ψ > 0

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Brightness ∝ |ψ|². Color shows the sign of ψ (real orbitals as used in chemistry). Built with WebGL volume ray-marching.