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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Ritz′ combina′tion prin′ciple (rits),USA pronunciation [Physics.]- Physicsthe principle that the frequencies of lines in atomic spectra can be represented as differences of a smaller number of terms, all characteristic of the emitting system, interpreted in quantum theory as the emission of exactly one photon in a transition between energy levels. Also called combination principle.
- after Walther Ritz (1878–1909), Swiss physicist, who formulated it
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