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fractional Rydberg numbers?

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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

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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]

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]