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Definition of Rydberg constant
1. Noun. A wave number characteristic of the wave spectrum of each element.
Definition of Rydberg constant
1. Noun. (physics) a universal scaling factor for all spectroscopic transitions ¹
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Literary usage of Rydberg constant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Atomic Theories by F. H. Loring (1921)
"APPENDIX V THE rydberg constant THE constant, as used in the type of equation
given by Bohr (Chapter X), in which it has the value 3-290 x1015 is not, ..."
2. The Atom by Albert Cushing Crehore (1920)
"This fact strengthens the grounds for the opinion that the Bohr expression for
the rydberg constant does not represent a true equation between physical ..."
3. The Electron: Its Isolation and Measurement and the Determination of Some of by Robert Andrews Millikan (1917)
"... VALUE OF THE rydberg constant The Newtonian equation of a circular orbit of
an electron e rotating about a central attracting charge E, at a distance a, ..."
4. Within the Atom: A Popular View of Electrons and Quanta by John Mills (1921)
"As a matter of fact, it is a little over three million, million, million, and is
known as the rydberg constant. To find the lowest frequency we take the ..."
5. Within the Atom: A Popular View of Electrons and Quanta by John Mills (1921)
"As a matter of fact, it is a little over three million, million, million, and is
known as the rydberg constant. To find the lowest frequency we take the ..."
6. Within the Atom: A Popular View of Electrons and Quanta by John Mills (1921)
"As a matter of fact, it is a little over three million, million, million, and is
known as the rydberg constant. To find the lowest frequency we take the ..."
7. Within the Atom: A Popular View of Electrons and Quanta by John Mills (1921)
"As a matter of fact, it is a little over three million, million, million, and is
known as the rydberg constant. To find the lowest frequency we take the ..."
8. Dimensional Analysis by Percy Williams Bridgman (1922)
"1 sec~2 °C-* First spectral constant, C 0.353 X gm cm4 sec-3 Second spectral
constant, a' 1.431 cm °C rydberg constant, R 3.290 X 1015 sec~1 Charge of the ..."