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Hydrogenic Orbital Viewer
Explore hydrogen-like orbital lobes and nodal structure in both 2D slices and 3D views, with preset selection and phase coloring.
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Drag to orbit. Scroll to zoom. Isosurface mode uses marching cubes; point mode uses sampled density points.
2p_x (n=2, l=1)
psi = (1/(4*sqrt(2*pi))) * x * e^{-r/2}
Hydrogenic model in atomic units for orbital intuition. 3D mode is a sampled visualization, not a full many-electron calculation.
What this viewer shows
This simulator includes both a 2D slice view (z = 0) and a 3D orbital view for selected hydrogenic orbitals (s, p, and d examples). Colors represent either probability density only, or phase sign + density.
Why this is useful
- See lobes and nodes directly
- Compare different orbital families quickly
- Build intuition by switching between 2D cross-sections and 3D structure
Modeling scope
The equations are hydrogenic forms in atomic units. This is not a full many-electron Hartree-Fock or DFT solver.