CSERD: The Orbitron

Title	The Orbitron
Url	http://winter.group.shef.ac.uk/orbitron/
Creator	Dr Mark J Winter
Contributor	Prof Barry Pickup and Dr Martin Grayson (all at The University of Sheffield), Dr Dave Cook
Publisher	University of Sheffield, UK, Sheffield S3 7HF, Department of Chemistry
Description	This is the home page of The Orbitron - a gallery of ray-traced atomic orbital and molecular orbital images constructed with POV-Ray. It contains: 1) Electron-cloud and surface representations of atomic, hybrid, and molecular orbitals; 2) 2- and 3-D graphs of the wavefunctions associated with atomic and hybrid orbitals; 3) Animations of the electron density in atomic and hybrid orbitals, showing their inner lobes and nodal structure; 4) Rotatable, zoomable electron-cloud representations of atomic, hybrid, and molecular orbitals; 5) Radial distribution functions for atomic orbitals; 6) The equations for atomic and hybrid orbital wavefunctions; and 7) Animations of the interactions of bonding and antibonding orbitals in hydrogen and nitrogen.
Format	HTML
Language	English
Subject	Chemistry
Keyword	Chemistry, science, molecular orbital, molecular, chemical, oxygen, Sheffield, wave function, s orbital, ray tracing, radial node, radial distribution, p orbital, orbitron, orbital, node, nodal plane, lobe, image, hydrogen, hybrid orbital, gallery, g orbital, f orbital, equation, electrons, electron density, d orbital, atomic orbital, atomic, POV-Ray
Audience	Learner/Student
Education Level	Higher Education, High School
Type	Instructional Material, Reference Material