Electron Shells of Atoms

Electrons do not circle the atom but occupy specific regions known as electron shells, and the way this is explained in my book on the subject is that the electrons are bouncing up and down off the atomic nucleus.

This works well for explaining small atoms such as hydrogen and helium. However, for larger atoms, electrons come in layers. There is an inner shell, and then there are regions farther out where electrons also can be found.

The outer electrons do not bounce off the atomic nucleus, but off of the electric field surrounding the electrons closer to the nucleus.

In this manner, we get multiple layers of electrons bouncing up and down in harmony. The inner layer consists of two electrons forming electrically charged spheres and lobes, depending on their energy level. These spheres and lobes are not the electrons themselves, but the neutrinos in their immediate vicinity. These neutrinos communicate the electric force, producing regions for the outer electrons to bounce off of. The outer electrons form in turn regions of their own that other electrons can bounce off of.

Image found at https://cnx.org/contents/vogY0C26@8/Atoms-Isotopes-Ions-and-Molecu

This requires harmony between the electrons in order to function, and that is also what we know to be the case. Atoms have their electrons bouncing about in predictable regions. The electrons are confined to precisely defined energy levels, matching the harmonics of the various shells and the nucleus.