Thanks Eric for this information. Sent from my iPad
> On 12 mei 2016, at 03:46, Eric Walker <eric.wal...@gmail.com> wrote: > > With regard to excited electrons in non-s-shell orbitals, keep in mind the > precession of the orbital around the atomic center. I presume it will cause a > p-shell orbital to assume the shape of a torus. It's like a quickly spinning > propellor -- imagine trying to get such a propellor to mesh with another, > similar propellor. > > With regard to rydberg levels in general, keep in mind the dipole blockade > effect, in which one atom with an excited electron will prevent nearby atoms > from being in a similar state. [1] Imagine rubidium atoms trapped in an > optical trap. Several of them might be excited to rydberg levels, whose > electrons extend out in exaggerated orbitals sufficiently far out to > encompass other atoms nearby. These excited electrons keep the other atoms > in the ground state. > > I have doubts about the rigor of research on purporting to demonstrate > rydberg matter. > > Eric > > > [1] http://www.cqed.org/spip.php?article95&lang=fr >
