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This scientist and Walther Ritz name a “combination principle” that generalizes an equation (10[1])developed by this scientist. Serge Haroche (“ah-ROSH”) used highly excited states named for this scientist to study photons trapped in an optical cavity. Using a reduced mass term allows for a constant named for this scientist to account for finite masses. This scientist’s namesake constant is equal to the fine structure constant over 4 pi times (-5[1])the Bohr radius and is usually subscripted (10[1])infinity. An exotic atom that could theoretically hold many atoms within it is this scientist’s namesake polaron. An equation named for this scientist is used to derive the Lyman and Balmer spectral series (10[1])for hydrogen. (10[1])For 10 points, what (10[1])Swedish physicist names a formula (10[1])for emissions from electronic transitions in an atom? ■END■ (0[2])

ANSWER: Johannes Rydberg [accept Rydberg formula or Rydberg constant or Rydberg polaron or Rydberg atom or Rydberg state or Rydberg–Ritz combination principle]
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