Research Log
Late June 2026
The classroom question that became a research project.
June 13, 2026
Defining the first precise research question and investigating what modern quantum chemistry predicts.
June 14 – July 12, 2026
Attempting to challenge the initial explanation before accepting it.
Early July 2026
Establishing the mathematical foundation for investigating low-energy electron attachment.
Transforming the scattering equation into a form suitable for analytical investigation.
Reformulating the scattering problem as an integral equation suitable for systematic analysis.
Obtaining and verifying the exact analytical solution of the zero-energy polarization-scattering equation.
Mid July 2026
Relating the exact zero-energy solution to the scattering length and the threshold behavior of low-energy electron scattering.
Comparing independently reconstructed mathematics with the foundational scattering-theory papers.
Mid–Late July 2026
Re-examining the perturbation framework after comparison with the original scattering-theory literature.
Late July 2026
Shifting the investigation from theoretical scattering physics to the historical origin of the reported electron gain enthalpy values.
Reading the foundational electron-affinity literature to determine what the original papers actually report for argon and krypton.
August 2026
Defining the central unresolved question after examining the foundational electron-affinity literature.