Ritz's combination principle

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Walter Ritz, Swiss physicist.

Proper noun[edit]

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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