Quantum & Atomic Physics
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Quantum & Atomic Physics
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
A fundamental quantum limit stating that canonical conjugate physical variables (such as position and momentum, or energy and time) cannot…
Quantum & Atomic PhysicsHund's Rule of Maximum Multiplicity
A rule stating that when filling degenerate atomic orbitals, electrons occupy separate orbitals singly with parallel spins before pairing…
Quantum & Atomic PhysicsHydrogen Spectrum
The set of discrete electromagnetic emission and absorption lines produced when the electron in a hydrogen atom transitions between energy…
Quantum & Atomic PhysicsHyperfine Structure
Extremely small energy level splittings in atoms caused by interaction between nuclear magnetic moments and electron magnetic fields.