Quantum & Atomic Physics
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Quantum & Atomic Physics
Fermi Energy
The highest occupied kinetic energy state of non-interacting fermions in a quantum system at absolute zero temperature (0 K).
Quantum & Atomic PhysicsFermions
Subatomic particles possessing half-integer intrinsic spin that obey Fermi-Dirac statistics and the Pauli Exclusion Principle.
Quantum & Atomic PhysicsFine Structure
The small splitting of atomic spectral lines resulting from relativistic mass corrections and spin-orbit coupling.
Quantum & Atomic PhysicsFinite Potential Well
A quantum potential well model with barriers of finite energy height V₀.
Quantum & Atomic PhysicsFluorescence
The rapid absorption of light at a shorter wavelength followed by immediate emission of light at a longer wavelength.
Quantum & Atomic PhysicsFranck-Hertz Experiment
An influential 1914 physics experiment that directly demonstrated the existence of quantized discrete energy states in mercury atoms.