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  2. Azimuthal quantum number - Wikipedia

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    The term "azimuthal quantum number" was introduced by Arnold Sommerfeld in 1915 [1]: II:132 as part of an ad hoc description of the energy structure of atomic spectra. . Only later with the quantum model of the atom was it understood that this number, ℓ, arises from quantization of orbital angular moment

  3. Quantum number - Wikipedia

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    In the era of the old quantum theory, starting from Max Planck's proposal of quanta in his model of blackbody radiation (1900) and Albert Einstein's adaptation of the concept to explain the photoelectric effect (1905), and until Erwin Schrödinger published his eigenfunction equation in 1926, [1] the concept behind quantum numbers developed based on atomic spectroscopy and theories from ...

  4. Principal quantum number - Wikipedia

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    In quantum mechanics, the principal quantum number (n) of an electron in an atom tells which electron shell it's in. Its values are natural numbers (1, 2, 3, ...). This number tells the energy level of electrons in that shell (although there's other factors).

  5. Quantum mechanics - Wikipedia

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    Quantum mechanics is a fundamental theory that describes the behavior of nature at and below the scale of atoms. [2]: 1.1 It is the foundation of all quantum physics, which includes quantum chemistry, quantum field theory, quantum technology, and quantum information science.

  6. Quantum - Wikipedia

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    The word quantum is the neuter singular of the Latin interrogative adjective quantus, meaning "how much"."Quanta", the neuter plural, short for "quanta of electricity" (electrons), was used in a 1902 article on the photoelectric effect by Philipp Lenard, who credited Hermann von Helmholtz for using the word in the area of electricity.

  7. Introduction to quantum mechanics - Wikipedia

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    Quantum mechanics is the study of matter and its interactions with energy on the scale of atomic and subatomic particles.By contrast, classical physics explains matter and energy only on a scale familiar to human experience, including the behavior of astronomical bodies such as the moon.

  8. Magnetic resonance (quantum mechanics) - Wikipedia

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    Now consider =, i.e. the field oscillates at the same rate the dipole exposed to the field does. That is a case of resonance.Then at specific points in time, namely = (+) +, the dipole will flip, going to the other energy eigenstate [] with a 100% probability.

  9. Quantum state - Wikipedia

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    In quantum physics, a quantum state is a mathematical entity that embodies the knowledge of a quantum system. Quantum mechanics specifies the construction, evolution, and measurement of a quantum state.