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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The Hydrogen Atom with a Spinning Electron in Wave Mechanics

Charles Francis Richter

Published Jun 1, 1927• 4 citations
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Abstract

In this paper it is shown that the Schrodinger wave mechanics, plus the Uhlenbeck-Goudsmit spinning electron, completely represents the fine structure of hydrogen-like spectra.
DOI
10.1073/pnas.13.6.476

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