Metric characteristics of atomic domains in He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, and Rn crystals

Specific examples are analyzed to substantiate the suggestion that the metr ic characteristics of inert gas atoms in the solid, liquid, and gaseous sta tes correlate with the de Broglie electronic wave lengths. The de Broglie w aves whose length has been determined not only from the first but also from the second and third ionization potentials are considered. The suggestion is made that electronic shells can in certain instances behave as soft sphe res that preserve their volumes under deformations.