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Is it reasonable to interpret the Lamb shift as vacuum induced Stark shifts?
This is a pretty hand-wavy question about interpretation of the Lamb shift. I understand that one can calculate the Lamb shift diagrammatically to get an accurate result, but there exist ...
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Frequency of an Electron
My question is very simple.
If frequency is defined as the cylces per unit time, Then what is meant by "Frequency of an Electron" ? If the rotation of electron around a nucleus is considered then, ...
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Do electrons in multi-electron atoms really have definite angular momenta?
Since the mutual repulsion term between electrons orbiting the same nucleus does not commute with either electron's angular momentum operator (but only with their sum), I'd assume that the electrons ...
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Is there a list of all atomic electron state transitions and the corresponding radiation emitted?
Here's a quote from Wikipedia:
As an example, the ground state configuration of the sodium atom is 1s22s22p63s, as deduced from the Aufbau principle (see below). The first excited state is ...
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Why are noble gases used for lights?
I know that neon is used in advert signs due to its inertness. However, I am not entirely sure how the inertness is exploited. I think it is because Ne being inert means that after electricity frees ...
