Quantum & Atomic Physics
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Balmer Series
The spectral series of hydrogen atom emission lines resulting from electron transitions dropping from higher levels (n_i ≥ 3) to the n=2…
Quantum & Atomic PhysicsBell's Theorem
A mathematical theorem proving that no physical theory incorporating local hidden variables can reproduce all predictions of quantum…
Quantum & Atomic PhysicsBohr Model
An early semi-classical atomic model proposing that electrons orbit the atomic nucleus only in discrete stationary orbits with quantized…
Quantum & Atomic PhysicsBose-Einstein Condensate (BEC)
A state of matter formed by bosons cooled close to absolute zero, where a macroscopic fraction of particles collapse into the lowest…
Quantum & Atomic PhysicsBosons
Subatomic particles possessing integer intrinsic spin that obey Bose-Einstein statistics and do not obey the Pauli Exclusion Principle.
Quantum & Atomic PhysicsBragg's Law
The mathematical condition for constructive interference of waves scattered from parallel atomic lattice planes in a crystal.