Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Hydrogen wave function

Hydrogen wave function edit

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Mar 2021 at 17:58:54 (UTC)

Original – Depiction of the probability density of electron in hydrogen atom at different quantum numbers via the use of the hydrogen wave function.

Reason: Visualization of the hydrogen wave function, prominently used in several articles. Hydrogen is made of only one electron and one proton, so it's understanding forms a basis for the understanding of more complex elements (as evident in the use of this image in articles below).
Articles in which this image appears: Quantum mechanics, Quantum state, Atomic orbital, Wave function, Energy level, Justification for the Schrödinger equation, plus 2
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Materials science
Creator: PoorLeno

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 17:58, 27 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Absolutely support. This is a great representation of an extremely complex theory. -- Veggies (talk) 16:45, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose white-on-black styling and too-thin text makes it unnecessarily hard to read. (t · c) buidhe 02:50, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- What part can't you read? At full-size, the smallest text is over 16pt. -- Veggies (talk) 04:13, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  - Sure, it's fine at full size (although black-on-white is more readable regardless) but for optimal encyclopedic value it would also be easily understandable at somewhat smaller sizes in order to fit well in an encyclopedia article. (t · c) buidhe 04:55, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    - No, no, no. The FPC instructions for evaluating above state: Prior to giving an opinion, the image should be assessed on its quality as displayed at full size (high-resolution). There's plenty of featured pictures that have text that is not legible at thumbnail size. And there's no requirement that it should be. Judge the image at full size. That's why we have resolution requirements. -- Veggies (talk) 05:39, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A white background doesn't work for the depiction (visualization) of probability densities. Because maximum probability would have to be dark and minimum probability white. It makes no sense visually-logically, also dark gradients don't render vividly as do bright gradients. The equation (which you critique for text size) is there for reference only. It's as relevant as a signature on a painting. Anyone interested in the equation will get it from the relevant article(s) text, not from the image. What's relevant is the title "Hydrogen Wave Function" which is legible even at thumbnail size. Bammesk (talk) 16:32, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:25, 9 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]