Circular state

English

Etymology

Named after the torus-like shape of the valence electron orbital in these states, which resembles a classical circular orbit.

Noun

1. Template:Lb Any of those quantum states of an atom, which has a high principal quantum number $n$, and a magnetic quantum number $m_l$ with the maximum possible magnitude, $|m_l|=n-1$.
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