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[
General Glossary,
Quantum Glossary,
Atomic Glossary
]
Note on Notation
The levels are specified using the quantum nunders
n
(principal quantum number),
l
(orbital angular momentum),
and
j
(total angular momentum).
Usually the notation used is:
where
- n is the
principal quantum number
(a positive integer, as above)
- l is a letter
used to specify the value of the
orbital angular momentum quantum number
(which has allowed values
l = 0, 1, ..., n-1)
as above.
- L is a letter
used to specify the value of the
orbital angular momentum quantum number
(which has allowed values
L = 0, 1, ..., n-1).
The upper-case versions of the same letters for
l are used, namely:
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value of L
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0
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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letter code for l
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S
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P
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D
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F
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G
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H
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I
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K
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L
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