Electronic Transitions: A Novel Calculation Method and the End of Uncertainty

Xue Zou

Published Oct 16, 2026• 0 citations

Abstract

Based on the open-loop and closed-loop theory of Daojing, a novel physical mechanism and calculation formula for electronic transitions are proposed. The Bohr radius and the hydrogen atom energy level formula are derived. For a total of 26 hydrogen spectral lines across the Lyman, Balmer, Paschen, Brackett, and Pfund series, the theoretical calculation results are consistent with public experimental data within four significant figures. This demonstrates that quantization is an inevitable result of closed-loop stability, rather than an artificial hypothesis, and that electronic transitions are a continuous transition of closed-loop dynamic periodic modes, rather than an instantaneous quantum jump.

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23419160

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