LS coupling
C28829
concept
LS coupling is an atomic coupling scheme in which individual electron orbital angular momenta combine to form a total orbital angular momentum L, individual spins combine to form a total spin S, and these then couple to give the total angular momentum J of the atom.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| spin–orbit interaction effect | 1 |
Instances (2)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction | spin–orbit interaction effect |
| Russell–Saunders coupling | — |