Sommerfeld quantization rules

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Sommerfeld quantization rules are an early quantum theory refinement of Bohr’s model that quantize electron motion in elliptical orbits using action integrals, helping to explain fine-structure details in atomic spectra.

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Sommerfeld model of the atom ×1
Sommerfeld–Wilson quantization ×1
old quantum theory ×1

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