Source: /cirosantilli/spectroscopic-notation

= Spectroscopic notation
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This notation is cool as it gives the <spin quantum number>, which is important e.g. when talking about <hyperfine structure>.

But it is a bit crap that the spin is not given simply as $\pm 1/2$ but rather mixes up both the <azimuthal quantum number> and spin. What is the reason?

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aehyxwC0KC8]
{title=<Spectroscopic notation> by Andre K (2014)}