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  2. Change of basis - Wikipedia

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    For a change of basis, the formula of the preceding section applies, with the same change-of-basis matrix on both sides of the formula. That is, if M is the square matrix of an endomorphism of V over an "old" basis, and P is a change-of-basis matrix, then the matrix of the endomorphism on the "new" basis is .

  3. Rydberg formula - Wikipedia

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    Rydberg's formula as it appears in a November 1888 record. In atomic physics, the Rydberg formula calculates the wavelengths of a spectral line in many chemical elements.The formula was primarily presented as a generalization of the Balmer series for all atomic electron transitions of hydrogen.

  4. State-transition matrix - Wikipedia

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    The state-transition matrix is used to find the solution to a general state-space representation of a linear system in the following form ˙ = () + (), =, where () are the states of the system, () is the input signal, () and () are matrix functions, and is the initial condition at .

  5. Hydrogen spectral series - Wikipedia

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    These observed spectral lines are due to the electron making transitions between two energy levels in an atom. The classification of the series by the Rydberg formula was important in the development of quantum mechanics. The spectral series are important in astronomical spectroscopy for detecting the presence of hydrogen and calculating red ...

  6. Selection rule - Wikipedia

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    The transition rate decreases by a factor of about 1000 from one multipole to the next one, so the lowest multipole transitions are most likely to occur. [20] Semi-forbidden transitions (resulting in so-called intercombination lines) are electric dipole (E1) transitions for which the selection rule that the spin does not change is violated.

  7. Internal conversion (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    Internal conversion is a transition from a higher to a lower electronic state in a molecule or atom. [1] It is sometimes called "radiationless de-excitation", because no photons are emitted. It differs from intersystem crossing in that, while both are radiationless methods of de-excitation, the molecular spin state for internal conversion ...

  8. Balmer series - Wikipedia

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    The Balmer series is calculated using the Balmer formula, an empirical equation discovered by Johann Balmer in 1885. The visible spectrum of light from hydrogen displays four wavelengths , 410 nm , 434 nm, 486 nm, and 656 nm, that correspond to emissions of photons by electrons in excited states transitioning to the quantum level described by ...

  9. Wigner–Eckart theorem - Wikipedia

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    Let's say we want to calculate transition dipole moments for an electron transition from a 4d to a 2p orbital of a hydrogen atom, i.e. the matrix elements of the form , | |, , where r i is either the x, y, or z component of the position operator, and m 1, m 2 are the magnetic quantum numbers that distinguish different orbitals within the 2p or 4d subshell.