Zeeman effect
EFFECT OF SPLITTING A SPECTRAL LINE INTO SEVERAL COMPONENTS IN THE PRESENCE OF A STATIC MAGNETIC FIELD
Zeeman Effect; Zeeman Splitting; Paschen–Back effect; Paschen-back effect; Paschen-Back Effect; Paschen-Bach effect; Anomalous zeeman effect; Zeeman splitting; Anomalous Zeeman Effect; Anomalous Zeeman effect; Normal zeeman effect; Paschen-Back effect; Inverse Zeeman effect; Breit-Rabi equation; Breit-Rabi formula; Breit–Rabi equation
The Zeeman effect (; ) is the effect of splitting of a spectral line into several components in the presence of a static magnetic field. It is named after the Dutch physicist Pieter Zeeman, who discovered it in 1896 and received a Nobel prize for this discovery.