Zeeman effect

The Zeeman effect (pronounced zā'män) is the split of a spectral line into several components in the presence of a magnetic field. It is analogous to the Stark effect, the splitting of a spectral line into several components in the presence of an electric field.

References

• {{Book reference | Author=Griffiths, David J.|Title=Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (2nd ed.) | Publisher=Prentice Hall |Year=2004 |ID=ISBN 013805326X}}
• {{Book reference | Author=Liboff, Richard L. | Title=Introductory Quantum Mechanics | Publisher=Addison-Wesley | Year=2002 | ID=ISBN 0805387145}}
• P.Zeeman, Phil.Mag. 43, 226 (1897)