Rydberg Atom
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CORE DEFINITION
An atom with an electron excited to a very high energy level (far from the nucleus). It is huge in size (close to the size of a bacterium), extremely sensitive to external electric fields, and there is a strong interaction between neighboring Rydberg atoms (blockade effect).
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Extreme amplification of sensitivity. When a person is in a "high-energy" state (such as extreme excitement, extreme fear, or very high status), they become extremely sensitive to environmental perturbations, like a Rydberg atom, and strongly repel others' "territory". Managing high-energy talent requires a special "electromagnetic field".
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A Rydberg atom is an atom in which a valence electron is excited to a high principal quantum number energy level, with a radius up to micrometer scale, ultra-high sensitivity to electric fields, long lifetime, and strong interactions.
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