ON THE POSSIBILITY OF MEASURING THE ELECTRON-SPIN IN AN INHOMOGENEOUS MAGNETIC-FIELD

被引:1
作者
MARTENS, H
DEMUYNCK, WM
机构
[1] Department of Theoretical Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, 5600 MB
关键词
BOHR; ELECTRON SPIN MEASUREMENT; STERN-GERLACH DEVICE;
D O I
10.1007/BF02186684
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
It is widely held that Bohr has shown that the spin of a free electron is not measurable. We point out that Bohr's argument has some important ifs and buts. A concrete configuration is calculated to produce a clear spin separation. This is then shown not to contradict Bohr's reasoning.
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页码:343 / 352
页数:10
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