Ritz's combination principle

English

Etymology

From Walter Ritz, Swiss physicist.

Proper noun

Ritz's combination principle

  1. (physics) The observation that the sums and differences of the frequencies of spectral lines often equal other observed frequencies; a consequence of quantum mechanics.
    Synonym: Rydberg-Ritz combination principle
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