Rydberg may refer to:

People

  • Gerda Rydberg (1858–1928), Swedish artist better known as Gerda Tirén
  • Jan Rydberg, (1923-2015), Swedish chemist who worked on nuclear chemistry and recycling at Chalmers University of Technology
  • Johannes Rydberg (1854–1919), Swedish physicist and deviser of the Rydberg formula
  • Kaisu-Mirjami Rydberg (1905–1959), Finnish journalist and politician
  • Per Axel Rydberg (1860–1931), Swedish-American botanist
  • Sam Rydberg (1885–1956), Swedish composer
  • Viktor Rydberg (1828–1895), Swedish author, poet, and mythographer
  • Viktor Crus Rydberg (1995—), Swedish ice hockey player

Physics

  • Rydberg constant, a constant related to atomic spectra
  • Rydberg formula, a formula describing wavelengths
  • Rydberg atom, an excited atomic state
  • Rydberg molecule, an electronically excited chemical substance
  • Rydberg unit of energy (symbol Ry), derived from the Rydberg constant

Places

  • Rydberg (crater), a lunar crater named after Johannes Rydberg