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A120072 Numerator triangle for hydrogen spectrum rationals. 17
3, 8, 5, 15, 3, 7, 24, 21, 16, 9, 35, 2, 1, 5, 11, 48, 45, 40, 33, 24, 13, 63, 15, 55, 3, 39, 7, 15, 80, 77, 8, 65, 56, 5, 32, 17, 99, 6, 91, 21, 3, 4, 51, 9, 19, 120, 117, 112, 105, 96, 85, 72, 57, 40, 21, 143, 35, 5, 1 (list; table; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

2,1

COMMENTS

Frequencies or energies of the spectral lines of the hydrogen (H) atom are given, according to quantum theory, by r(m,n)*3.287*PHz (1 Peta Hertz= 10^15 s^{-1}) or r(m,n)*13.599 eV (electron Volts), respectively. The wave lengths are lambda(m,n) = (1/r(m,n))* 91.196 nm (all decimals rounded). See the W. Lang link for more details.

The spectral series for n=1,2,...,5, m>=n+1, are named after Lyman, Balmer, Paschen, Brackett, Pfund, respectively.

The corresponding denominator triangle is A120073.

The rationals are r(m,n):= A120072(m,n)/A120073(m,n) = A120070(m,n)/(m^2*n^2)= 1/ n^2 - 1/m^2 and they are given in lowest terms.

LINKS

W. Lang: First ten rows, rationals and more.

FORMULA

a(m,n)=numerator(r(m,n)) with r(m,n):=1/n^2 - 1/m^2, m>=2, n=1..m-1.

The g.f.s for the columns n=1,..,10 of triangle r(m,n):=A120072(m,n)/A120073(m,n), m>=2, 1<= n<=m-1, are given in the W. Lang link.

CROSSREFS

Row sums give A120074. Row sums of r(m, n) triangle give A120076(m)/A120077(m), m>=2.

Cf. A126252.

Sequence in context: A058055 A078356 A050093 * A166492 A120070 A143753

Adjacent sequences:  A120069 A120070 A120071 * A120073 A120074 A120075

KEYWORD

nonn,easy,tabl,frac

AUTHOR

Wolfdieter Lang (wolfdieter.lang(AT)physik.uni-karlsruhe.de), Jul 20 2006

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