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:R<sub>infin;</sub>/(''hc'') = 10 973 731.568 525 (8) ''m''<sup>−1</sup>, | :R<sub>∞</sub>/(''hc'') = 10 973 731.568 525 (8) ''m''<sup>−1</sup>, | ||
where ''h'' = [[Planck's constant]] and ''c'' = [[speed of light]] in vacuum. | where ''h'' = [[Planck's constant]] and ''c'' = [[speed of light]] in vacuum. | ||
Revision as of 11:32, 13 March 2011
The Rydberg constant, often denoted as R∞, originally defined empirically in terms of the spectrum of hydrogen, is given a theoretical value by the Bohr theory of the atom as:[1]
The best value (in 2005) was:[2]
- R∞/(hc) = 10 973 731.568 525 (8) m−1,
where h = Planck's constant and c = speed of light in vacuum.
Notes
- ↑ GW Series (1988). “Chapter 10: Hydrogen and the fundamental atomic constants”, The Spectrum of atomic hydrogen--advances: a collection of progress reports by experts. World Scientific, p. 485. ISBN 9971502615.
- ↑ Gilbert Grynberg, Alain Aspect, Claude Fabre (2010). Introduction to Quantum Optics: From the Semi-classical Approach to Quantized Light. Cambridge University Press, p. 297. ISBN 0521551129.