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{{Infobox paper
| title = A Physical Model for Atoms and Nuclei
| author = [[Joseph C Lucas]]
| keywords = [[atoms]], [[nuclei]], [[elements]]
| published = 1996
| journal = [[Galilean Electrodynamics]]
| volume = [[7]]
| number = [[1]]
| pages = 3-12
}}

==Abstract==

A physical, goemetrical packing model for the structure of the atom is developed based on Bergman's new physical model for elementary particles.&nbsp; [1]&nbsp; From the physical characteristics of real electrons, this work derives, using combinatorial geometry, the number of electrons that will pack into the various shells about the nucleus in agreement with the observed structure of the <em>Periodic Table of the Elements.&nbsp; </em>The constraints used in the combinatorial geometry derivation are based upon my fundamental ring dipole magnet experiments and spherical symmetry.&nbsp; From a magnetic basis, the model explains the physical origin of the valence electrons for chemical binding and the reason why the periodic table has only seven periods.&nbsp; The same geometrical packing model is extended to describe the physical goemetrical packing of protons and neutrons in the shells of the nucleus.&nbsp; It accurately predicts the nuclear "magic numbers" indicative of nuclear shell structure as well as suggesting the physical origin of nuclide spin and the liquid drop features of nuclides.[[Category:Scientific Paper]]