quantization

(noun)

The process of approximating a continuous signal by a set of discrete symbols or integer values.

Related Terms

  • frequency

Examples of quantization in the following topics:

  • General Rules for Assigning Electrons to Atomic Orbitals

    • This separating of electrons into energy units is called quantization of energy because there are only certain quantities of energy that an electron can have in an atom.
  • Millikan's Oil Drop Experiment

    • Aside from discerning an electron's charge, the beauty of the oil drop experiment lies in its simple and elegant demonstration that charge is actually quantized.
  • Wave Equation for the Hydrogen Atom

    • This explains also why the choice of z-axis for the directional quantization of the angular momentum vector is immaterial: an orbital of given ℓ and m′ obtained for another preferred axis, z′,can always be represented as a suitable superposition of the various states of different mℓ (but same ℓ) that have been obtained for z.
  • The Bohr Model

    • Quantization of the electromagnetic field was explained by the discreteness of the atomic energy levels.
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