Bohr-Sommerfeld model

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Atom
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:old_quantum_theory
gptkbp:appliesTo hydrogen atom
hydrogen-like ions
gptkbp:category atomic physics
physics
gptkbp:describes structure of atom
gptkbp:explains fine structure of hydrogen spectrum
gptkbp:features quantization of angular momentum
quantized elliptical orbits
gptkbp:form action integrals quantized in units of Planck's constant
gptkbp:historicalSignificance step towards modern quantum mechanics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bohr-Sommerfeld model
gptkbp:limitation cannot explain spectra of multi-electron atoms
inconsistent with Heisenberg uncertainty principle
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Bohr_model
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Arnold_Sommerfeld
gptkb:Niels_Bohr
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Schrödinger_equation
gptkbp:successor quantum mechanics
gptkbp:yearProposed 1916
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bohr_model_of_the_atom
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6