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Hydrogen spectral series — In physics, the spectral lines of hydrogen correspond to particular jumps of the electron between energy levels. The simplest model of the hydrogen atom is given by the Bohr model. When an electron jumps from a higher energy to a lower, a photon… … Wikipedia
Hydrogen line — For hydrogen lines in general, see Hydrogen spectral series. The hydrogen line, 21 centimeter line or HI line refers to the electromagnetic radiation spectral line that is created by a change in the energy state of neutral hydrogen atoms. This… … Wikipedia
hydrogen spectrum — noun all the lines in the emission or absorption spectrum of hydrogen; each one corresponding to an allowed transition between quantum energy levels See Also: hydrogen spectral series … Wiktionary
hydrogen — /huy dreuh jeuhn/, n. a colorless, odorless, flammable gas that combines chemically with oxygen to form water: the lightest of the known elements. Symbol: H; at. wt.: 1.00797; at. no.: 1; density: 0.0899 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure. [1785 95;… … Universalium
spectral line series — ▪ physics any of the related sequences of wavelengths characterizing the light and other electromagnetic radiation emitted by energized atoms. The simplest of these series are produced by hydrogen. When resolved by a spectroscope, the… … Universalium
Spectral line — Continuous spectrum Emission line … Wikipedia
Spectral theory of ordinary differential equations — In mathematics, the spectral theory of ordinary differential equations is concerned with the determination of the spectrum and eigenfunction expansion associated with a linear ordinary differential equation. In his dissertation Hermann Weyl… … Wikipedia
Hydrogen — This article is about the chemistry of hydrogen. For the physics of atomic hydrogen, see Hydrogen atom. For other meanings, see Hydrogen (disambiguation). ← hydrogen → helium … Wikipedia
Lyman series — In physics, the Lyman series is the series of transitions and resulting emission lines of the hydrogen atom as an electron goes from n ge; 2 to n = 1 (where n is the principal quantum number referring to the energy level of the electron). The… … Wikipedia
Brackett series — In atomic physics, the Brackett series is one of several series of spectral lines produced by hydrogen. The series is named after the American physicist Frederick Sumner Brackett who first observed the spectral lines in 1922.The lines appear in… … Wikipedia
