Konwersatorium im. Leopolda Infelda
Auli (425), ul. Hoża 69
2009-04-16 (15:30) 
prof. dr hab. Iwo Białynicki-Birula (IFT UW, CFT PAN)
Planetary model of the atom and the Trojan asteroids
A new experiment shows that under suitable conditions an electron on a high Rydberg orbit behaves accordingly to a naïve model of the atom. I will describe the mechanism that plays a crucial role in this experiment and I will discuss several manifestations of the same Trojan phenomenon.