Glossary Welcome antipodal atom Bach, Johann Sebastian bandwidth Big Bang Theory Buddha Buddhism catalyst cell Church cross-pollinate Dervish Deuter Earth Ekagrata electron epiphanic extrapolate fractal hadith hologram Khan, Hazrat Inayat Khan, Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, Pir Zia Kirlian photography light year magnetic field maya molecule Mosque n-dimensional Nirvana Nirvitarka peri-personal perspicacity Pir o Murshid quintessence Reincarnation retina Samadhi Satipathana Shabistari, Mahmood stalwart Synagogue transducer Vichara Vitarka wave interference electron           Go back Science Though they have a definite negative charge and a mass, electrons are hard to grasp. Like light, they appear sometimes as particles and sometimes as waves. Circling the nucleus of an atom, they create a cloud of negative charge, seeming to be almost everywhere in their orbits at once. Electrons can orbit about several atomic nuclei at once, creating the tight bond that gives stablity to molecules. In the proximity of electro-magnetic radiation, electons will vibrate sympathetically, gaining energy and expanding their orbits. Light can be created in the release of this temporary energy boost as the electrons return to more stable orbits. Electrons may also flow through materials, like wire, following a positive charge much like water follows the pull of gravity. This motion creates an electrical current in the wire and a magnetic field around it.