57 Absorption
A quantum transition in which a system takes energy from an electromagnetic field, so a photon disappears and the system jumps from a lower to a higher energy state.
57.1 References
- Knight, R. D. Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics. Pearson, 2023. — source for the heading explanation.
- Absorption
- Atomic Orbitals
- Aufbau Principle
- Bohr Radius
- Bra and Ket
- Conservation Laws
- Conservation of Angular Momentum
- Conservation of Charge
- Conservation of Energy
- Conservation of Energy Transition Law
- Conservation of Momentum
- de Broglie Wavelength
- Dipole Selection Rules
- Einstein Coefficients
- Electromagnetic Interaction
- Electromagnetic Radiation
- Electron Configurations
- Energy Quantization
- Fermi’s Golden Rule
- Hund’s Rule
- Hydrogen Energy Levels
- Magnetic Moment
- Pauli Exclusion Principle
- Photon Momentum
- Planck Relation
- Quantum States
- Rydberg Formula
- Schrodinger Equation Time-Independent
- Schrodinger Equations
- Selection Rules
- Spin
- Spin-Orbit Coupling
- Spontaneous Emission
- Stimulated Emission
- Time Dependent Schrodinger Equation 1-Dimensional
- Time Dependent Schrodinger Equation Generalized
- Wave-Particle Duality
- Wavefunctions