semiclassical

(adjective)

a theory in which one part of a system is described quantum-mechanically whereas the other is treated classically.

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Examples of semiclassical in the following topics:

  • The Bohr Model of the Atom

    • Therefore, his atomic model is called a semiclassical model.

  • Energy, Mass, and Momentum of Photon

    • Max Planck explained black body radiation using semiclassical models, in which light is still described by Maxwell's equations, but the material objects that emit and absorb light, do so in amounts of energy that are quantized.

  • Quantum-Mechanical View of Atoms

    • Bohr's model successfully explained spectroscopic data of hydrogen very well, but it adopted a semiclassical approach where electron was still considered a (classical) particle.