Associations to the word «Rydberg»

RYDBERG, proper noun. A surname of Swedish origin, derived from ryd, woodland clearing + berg, mountain

RYDBERG, proper noun. Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist.

RYDBERG, proper noun. A lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon

RYDBERG ATOM, noun. (physics) (chemistry) Any atom which has a single valence electron in a shell well outside any other electrons in the aton; approximates the hydrogen atom.

RYDBERG ATOMS, noun. Plural of Rydberg atom

RYDBERG CONSTANT, noun. (physics) a universal scaling factor for all spectroscopic transitions

RYDBERG MOLECULE, noun. (physics) A molecule, especially one consisting of two atoms of the same element, that has a permanent dipole because one of the atoms is in a very high excited state

RYDBERG, noun. A wave number characteristic of the wave spectrum of each element.