- $ \frac{1}{\lambda}=R y\left(\frac{1}{n_1^2}-\frac{1}{n_2^2}\right) $
- $ { Ry }=1.0973731568508(65) \times 10^7 m^{-1} $
- $n_1 n_2 \text { integers }$
- **Spectral series**
- Lyman: $n_1=1, n_2=2,3, \cdots$
- Balmer: $n_1=2, n_2=3,4 \cdots$
- Paschen: $n_1=2, n_2=3,4, \cdots$
- Brackett, Pfund, Humphreys, Strong and Hansen