Rydberg correction
Physics
noun
A correction term in the equation giving the energy of the single electron in the outermost shell of hydrogen-like atoms, arising because the inner shells do not completely screen the electron from the nucleus; a correction made to the Rydberg formula in order to allow for the finite mass of the nucleus.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society.
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