Rydberg molecule

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Etymology[edit]

Named after the Swedish physicist Johannes Rydberg.

Noun[edit]

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Rydberg molecule (plural Rydberg molecules)

  1. (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.

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