Bohr-Sommerfeld theory

Bohr-Sommerfeld theory

[¦bȯr ‚zō·mər‚felt ‚thē·ə·rē]

(atomic physics)

A modification of the Bohr theory in which elliptical as well as circular orbits are allowed.

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