Quantum Mechanics 14 - The Physics of Electron Spin
APA
Epp, R. (2008). Quantum Mechanics 14 - The Physics of Electron Spin. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/08080089
MLA
Epp, Richard. Quantum Mechanics 14 - The Physics of Electron Spin. Perimeter Institute, Aug. 01, 2008, https://pirsa.org/08080089
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url = {https://pirsa.org/08080089},
author = {Epp, Richard},
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language = {en},
title = {Quantum Mechanics 14 - The Physics of Electron Spin},
publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
year = {2008},
month = {aug},
note = {PIRSA:08080089 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
}
University of Waterloo
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PIRSA:08080089
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Abstract
An experimental introduction to electron spin.
Learning Outcomes:
• To develop the classical understanding of a spinning bar magnet, and how we would expect it to be affected on passing through a Stern-Gerlach apparatus.
• How actual experiments with silver atoms (containing an electron that acts like a tiny spinning bar magnet) give results that are completely different from the above classical expectations.
• How a variety of different experiments lead to two main conclusions: (1) the spin of an electron is quantized (“spin up” or “spin down”), and (2) probability plays a fundamental role in the spin direction selected by the Stern-Gerlach apparatus.
Learning Outcomes:
• To develop the classical understanding of a spinning bar magnet, and how we would expect it to be affected on passing through a Stern-Gerlach apparatus.
• How actual experiments with silver atoms (containing an electron that acts like a tiny spinning bar magnet) give results that are completely different from the above classical expectations.
• How a variety of different experiments lead to two main conclusions: (1) the spin of an electron is quantized (“spin up” or “spin down”), and (2) probability plays a fundamental role in the spin direction selected by the Stern-Gerlach apparatus.