Pinball1970, the main problem with science today is that the majority of physicists are unable to accept the fact that a major gaffe had taken place with the acceptance of wave-particle duality.
What has that got to do with deriving a law of gravity without using Newton's gravitational constant?
Sounds like a completely different topic that should be in a different thread if you want to discuss it.
(Also, this is the "main problem with science today"? You really think that?)
does it make sense that the bound electron is treated as a cloud within the atom and one can just begin to imagine how complicated this must be when multiple electron atoms are under consideration and all of these electron clouds not only have to interact with each other but also have to absorb and emit photons at rates of hundreds of trillions of hertz?
Your objection that quantum mechanics is too complicated for you does nothing to show that it's wrong. You realise that, right?
What is really ironical is that within the nucleus, wave particle duality does not exist.
That's incorrect. For example, the nucleus has its own quantised energy levels, evidenced by the discrete energies involved in radioactive decay.
Why is this? Within the nucleus 'virtual' gauge bosons (like photons) account for the stability of the nucleus.
Wait!? You accept quantum field theory but you reject atomic wave mechanics? Are you aware of how inconsistent that stance is?
The constant emission and absorption of virtual photons by electrons would perfectly account for the stability of the atom, no need for wave particle duality, so why then did QM stick with wave-particle duality?
You've made an assertion, but you have made no attempt to argue for it. I think that's because you wouldn't know where to start. Am I wrong?
The answer is two-fold, in the first instance 'virtual particles' had not been discovered when wave-particle duality was discovered and would remain undiscovered for the next more than a quarter century.
Do you think that quantum field theories don't incorporate ideas of wave-particle duality? What led you to that error?
The second factor that was responsible for the retention of wave-particle duality is more occult, it is that quantum mechanics was just too heavily invested in wave-particle duality by that time.
Oh, I see. So, despite the fact that you seemingly don't understand what you're talking about, you still feel qualified to comment on what physicists who
do know what they are talking about are or are not "heavily invested in", and why that's a problem? How interesting.
Take away wave-particle duality and quantum mechanics ceases to exist.
Then you're back to the drawing board. Have you got an alternative theory that explains all the phenomena that quantum mechanics explains? If so, why haven't you published it? Why aren't all physicists using it? Wait, let me guess. They are all closed minded and too "invested" in wave-particle duality, right? *yawn*
This is all bluster from you, quant. You're making no real arguments. I don't think you
can make any. Not on this particular topic.
Prove me wrong, if you can. Take it to a different thread, though.