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fractional Rydberg numbers?

A company called BlackLight Power (http://www.blacklightpower.com) claims to be able to get the electron in a hydrogen atom to jump to a quantum state representing a fractional Rydberg number. As the electron is then closer to the nucleus, energy would be released. This flies in the face of everything I thought I understood about quantum mechanics and atomic structure. Is there a chance the person who wrote this article could add something discussing the possibility (or not) of fractional Rydberg numbers? WilliamSommerwerck (talk) 12:20, 4 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed merge

I propose merging the article Rydberg correction into this one, because it's a tiny stub lacking context. It would be easier to understand as part of this article. If nobody objects, I will come back in a month or so to do the merge. Reyk _YO! 08:25, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

strong objection These are two completely different concepts. The Rydberg state is an inflated atom or molecule. The correction is a change to the energy of an electron due to non point charges. The Correction applies to all atomic states, including the ground state. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 10:44, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- Then what would you prefer to do with this badly sourced, contextless stub? Reyk _YO! 02:10, 9 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Closed, given that there is no support for the merge; there seems no doubt that article improvement is needed, hence the attention from an expert on the subject remains. Klbrain (talk) 21:04, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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+==''fractional'' Rydberg numbers?==
+A company called BlackLight Power (http://www.blacklightpower.com) claims to be able to get the electron in a hydrogen atom to jump to a quantum state representing a ''fractional'' Rydberg number. As the electron is then closer to the nucleus, energy would be released. This flies in the face of everything I thought I understood about quantum mechanics and atomic structure. Is there a chance the person who wrote this article could add something discussing the possibility (or not) of fractional Rydberg numbers? [[User:WilliamSommerwerck|WilliamSommerwerck]] ([[User talk:WilliamSommerwerck|talk]]) 12:20, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
+== Proposed merge ==
+I propose merging the article [[Rydberg correction]] into this one, because it's a tiny stub lacking context. It would be easier to understand as part of this article. If nobody objects, I will come back in a month or so to do the merge. [[User:Reyk|<b style="color: Maroon;">Reyk</b>]] <sub>[[User talk:Reyk|<b style="color: Blue;">YO!</b>]]</sub> 08:25, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
+*'''strong objection''' These are two completely different concepts. The Rydberg state is an inflated atom or molecule. The correction is a change to the energy of an electron due to non point charges. The Correction applies to all atomic states, including the ground state. [[User:Graeme Bartlett|Graeme Bartlett]] ([[User talk:Graeme Bartlett|talk]]) 10:44, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
+**Then what would you prefer to do with this badly sourced, contextless stub? [[User:Reyk|<b style="color: Maroon;">Reyk</b>]] <sub>[[User talk:Reyk|<b style="color: Blue;">YO!</b>]]</sub> 02:10, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
+::Closed, given that there is no support for the merge; there seems no doubt that article improvement is needed, hence the ''attention from an expert on the subject'' remains. [[User:Klbrain|Klbrain]] ([[User talk:Klbrain|talk]]) 21:04, 31 August 2020 (UTC)