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{{Short description|Swedish physicist known for the Rydberg formula}}
'''Johannes Rydberg''' (1854-1919) was a Swedish physicist known for the Rydberg formula, which generalized regularities in atomic spectral lines.
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The Rydberg constant and spectral formulas became important evidence for quantized atomic structure. In the Quantum Collection, Rydberg is linked with hydrogen spectra and atomic energy levels.
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Johannes Rydberg
| image = Biography_Johannes_Rydberg.jpg
| caption = Rydberg
| birth_date = 8 November 1854
| birth_place = Halmstad, Sweden
| death_date = 28 December 1919
| death_place = Lund, Sweden
| fields = Physics
| work_institutions = Lund University
| known_for = Rydberg formula; Rydberg constant; atomic spectra
}}


== See also ==
'''Johannes Rydberg''' (1854-1919) was a Swedish physicist known for the Rydberg formula, which describes regularities in atomic spectral lines.
 
== Atomic spectra ==
Rydberg generalized patterns in spectra across different elements. The Rydberg constant later became a key quantity in the quantum theory of atomic energy levels, especially for hydrogen-like systems.
 
His work helped prepare the ground for the Bohr model and for later quantum-mechanical treatments of atoms.
 
== Quantum Collection links ==
* [[Physics:Quantum atoms/hydrogen]]
* [[Physics:Quantum atoms/hydrogen]]
* [[Physics:Quantum atoms/energy level]]
* [[Physics:Quantum atoms/energy level]]
* [[Physics:Quantum Spectral lines and series]]
* [[Physics:Quantum Spectral lines and series]]
* [[Physics:Quantum Hydrogen atom]]
== References ==
{{reflist|3}}
* {{Cite web |title=Johannes Rydberg |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johannes-Rydberg |website=Encyclopaedia Britannica |access-date=2026-05-23}}
* {{Cite web |title=Johannes Robert Rydberg |url=https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Rydberg/ |website=MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive |access-date=2026-05-23}}


{{Author|Harold Foppele}}
{{Author|Harold Foppele}}

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Johannes Rydberg
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Born 8 November 1854
Halmstad, Sweden
Died 28 December 1919
Lund, Sweden


Known for Rydberg formula; Rydberg constant; atomic spectra

Johannes Rydberg (1854-1919) was a Swedish physicist known for the Rydberg formula, which describes regularities in atomic spectral lines.

Atomic spectra

Rydberg generalized patterns in spectra across different elements. The Rydberg constant later became a key quantity in the quantum theory of atomic energy levels, especially for hydrogen-like systems.

His work helped prepare the ground for the Bohr model and for later quantum-mechanical treatments of atoms.

References


Author: Harold Foppele