... also quantum mechanics. The textbook solution for the wavefunction of the hydrogen atom involves spherical harmonics.
That fact is betrayed by the the similarity of the shapes of atomic orbitals and the sensitivity patterns of Abisonic B-format channels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambisonics#Higher-order_ambiso...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_orbital#Orbitals_table
...and the same patterns appear on the unit disk with the Zernike polynomials, used to describe optical aberrations and more.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zernike_polynomials
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That fact is betrayed by the the similarity of the shapes of atomic orbitals and the sensitivity patterns of Abisonic B-format channels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambisonics#Higher-order_ambiso...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_orbital#Orbitals_table
...and the same patterns appear on the unit disk with the Zernike polynomials, used to describe optical aberrations and more.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zernike_polynomials