orbits of the first two electrons; on the other hand the outermost part of the eccentric
orbits will extend some distance beyond these circular
orbits. I shall not here discuss the capture and binding of these electrons. This requires a further investigation of the interaction between the motions of the electrons in the two types of
-quanta orbits. I shall simply mention, that in the atom of neon in which we will assume that there are four electrons in
orbits the planes of these orbits must be regarded not only as occupying a position relative to one another characterized by a high degree of spatial symmetry, but also as possessing a configuration harmonizing with the four elliptical