Schrödinger atom

noun

Schrö·​ding·​er atom

ˈshrā|diŋər-,

ˈshrə(r)|

: a conception of atomic structure in which a nucleus of positive electricity is embedded in and surrounded by concentric spherical shells of diffuse negative electricity

Word History

Etymology

after Erwin Schrödinger †1961 German physicist

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